Aguas Claras Airport
Encyclopedia
Aguas Claras Airport is an airport serving Ocaña, a municipality of the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia
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of 3850 feet (1,173 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 01/19 with an asphalt
surface measuring 3937 by 98 ft (1,200 by 29.9 ).
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 3850 feet (1,173 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 01/19 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 3937 by 98 ft (1,200 by 29.9 ).
Accidents and incidents
- On 30 April 2003. Basler BT-67Basler BT-67-See also:-External links:* * * * *...
PNC-0212 of the Servicio Aéreo de PoliciaColombian National PoliceThe National Police of Colombia is the national police force of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military of Colombia , it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. They are the largest police force in Colombia...
was damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway at Aguas Claras Airport.