Germán Olano Airport

Germán Olano Airport Puerto Carreño Airport
IATA: PCR ICAO: SKPC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Puerto Carreño, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	177 ft / 54 m
Coordinates	06°11′05″N 67°29′35″W
Map
PCR Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

Germán Olano Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Germán Olano, IATA: PCR, ICAO: SKPC) is an airport serving Puerto Carreño, the capital of Vichada Department in Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Carreño Airport (Aeropuerto Puerto Carreño). The airport is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of and parallels the Orinoco River, locally Colombia's border with Venezuela.

The Puerto Carreno non-directional beacon (Ident: PCR) and VOR-DME (Ident: PTC) are located on the field.^[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
SATENA	Bogotá, Villavicencio[6]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Aerosucre	Bogotá

Accidents and incidents

On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 157 crashed while taking off from the airport after failing to become airborne. It was reported that 5 aboard the Boeing 727-200 died, and 1 crew member survived with injuries.^[7][8][9]

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

1. "SKPC - PUERTO CARREÑO / German Olano" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link‍]} (543 KB). AIP Colombia. Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil. 27 Aug 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
2. Google Maps - Puerto Carreño
3. Airport information for PCR at Great Circle Mapper.
4. Puerto Carreno NDB
5. Puerto Carreno VOR
6. "Satena reactiva 33 rutas a nivel nacional en octubre". volavi.co (in Spanish). Volavi. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
7. "Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 at Puerto Carrena on Dec 20th 2016, did not become airborne on takeoff". AeroInside. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
8. "Vídeo: el momento en el que el avión de Aerosucre se estrella".
9. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-200F Adv. HK-4544 Puerto Carreño-Germán Olano Airport (PCR)". 26 December 2016.

External links

• Puerto Carreño Airport at OpenStreetMap
• German Olano Airport at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for German Olano Airport at SkyVector
• Puerto Carreño Airport at FallingRain
• Accident history for PCR at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SKPC at NOAA/NWS