Yacuiba Airport
Yacuiba Airport is an airport located north of Yacuiba, a city in the Tarija Department of Bolivia.
The runway is in a north–south aligned valley, with rising terrain to the east, and the Cordillera Central mountains to the west.
The Yacuiba non-directional beacon is located on the field.
Accidents, Disasters, and incidents
- On 4 February 1964, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed shortly after takeoff killing two.
- 20 October 1973, A Boeing 737 operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas was highjacked and landed at Yacuiba where 38 passengers were released.
- 2 June 1980, A Fairchild F-27 operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed while on Approach to the airport killing all 13 people on board.
- 17 January 2003, A British Aerospace Jetstream operated by Servicio Aéreo Vargas España crashed shortly into trees while attempting to take off, no one was killed.