Araracuara Airport

Araracuara Airport
Summary
ServesAraracuara, Colombia
Elevation AMSL1,246 ft / 380 m
Coordinates0°36′03″S 72°23′53″W / 0.60083°S 72.39806°W / -0.60083; -72.39806
Map
ACR is located in Caquetá Department
ACR
ACR
ACR is located in Colombia
ACR
ACR
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,280 4,199 Gravel
Source: GCM[1] HERE Maps[2] Aeronáutica Civil[3]

Araracuara Airport (IATA: ACR, ICAO: SKAC) is an airport serving Araracuara, in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. Araracuara was the site of a former penal colony for Colombia's worst and most dangerous criminals.[4][5] The town and airport are on the north bank of the Caquetá River, an eventual tributary of the Amazon River.

The Araracuara non-directional beacon (Ident: ARA) is located just south of the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Florencia, La Chorrera

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for ACR at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Araracuara Airport". HERE Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ "AIP Colombia - AD 1.3 INDICE DE AERODROMOS Y HELIPUERTOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). Aeronáutica Civil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Araracuara prison". The Culture Trip. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ Molano Jimeno, Alfredo (June 5, 2011). "La selva por cárcel". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Araracuara NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Small passenger plane crashes in Colombian jungle, killing 10". BNO News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Accident Cessna U206G Stationair II HK-2803, 01 May 2023". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  9. ^ Missing children found alive in Colombian Amazon 40 days after plane crash


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