General Villegas Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | General Villegas, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 383 ft / 117 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′00′′S 68°04′25′′W / 40.81667°S 68.07361°W / -40.81667; -68.07361 | ||||||||||
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General Villegas Airport (IATA: VGS) is an airport serving the town of General Villegas in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of General Villegas.
The airport has crossing runways. The asphalt Runway 03/21 is marked closed. The 910 metres (2,990 ft) grass Runway 13/31 is marked closed as of 11/17/2016. Google Earth Historical Imagery shows the runway was closed sometime after 3/4/2016 due to flooding in its central section.[3]
The Laboulaye VOR (Ident: LYE) is located 54.6 nautical miles (101 km) north-northwest of the airport. The General Pico VOR (Ident: GPI) is located 55.5 nautical miles (103 km) southwest of General Villegas Airport.[4] [5]
See also
[edit ]- flag Argentina portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Argentina
- List of airports in Argentina
- Talk:General Villegas Airport
References
[edit ]- ^ Airport information for General Villegas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "General Villegas Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Google Earth Historical Imagery (3/4/2016), (11/17/2016)
- ^ "General Pico VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Laboulaye VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
External links
[edit ]- OpenStreetMap - General Villegas
- OurAirports - General Villegas Airport
- Accident history for General Villegas Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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