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Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport
SLPO / POIPotosí, BoliviaELEV 12,922 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (SLPO / POI) is a mid-sized airport serving Potosí, Bolivia. The airport sits 12,922 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into POI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Alcantarí International Airport (SRE, 37 nm), Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU, 41 nm), and Joya Andina International Airport (UYU, 84 nm).
Charter pricing from POI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Potosí.
Field capability
ICAO
SLPO
IATA
POI
FAA / Local
SLPO
Elevation
12,922 ft
Coordinates
19.5433° S · 65.7237° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Bolivia fields
state range 440–13,355 ft
At 12,922 ft, POI sits higher than 90% of the 20 Bolivia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 41nmSLSUJuana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force BaseSucre
- 84nmUYUJoya Andina International AirportQuijarro
- 122nmORUJuan Mendoza International AirportOruro
- 130nmCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba
- 134nmTJACapitan Oriel Lea Plaza AirportTarija
Location
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