Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport

IATA VLMICAO SLVMMedium airport

Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport is a medium airport near Villamontes in Tarija Department, Bolivia. It is listed as IATA VLM and ICAO SLVM. The airport is located at -21.2552° / -63.4056° at an elevation of 398 m (1,305 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,499 m. The nearest airport is Tesoro/La Vertiente Airport, 5.1 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`VLM`
ICAO code	`SLVM`
Identifier	`SLVM`
Type	Medium airport
City	Villamontes
Region	Tarija Department
Country	Bolivia
Coordinates	-21.25520, -63.40560
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	21° 15′ 18.72″ S 63° 24′ 20.17″ W
Elevation	398 m (1,305 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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