Monteagudo Airport

Aeropuerto Apiaguaiqui Tumpa - Monteagudo
Monteagudo Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	SLAG
IATA code	MHW
Coordinates	19 ° 49 '3 "  S , 63 ° 58' 4"  W Coordinates: 19 ° 49 '3 "  S , 63 ° 58' 4"  W
Height above MSL	1118 m (3668  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km southwest of Monteagudo
Basic data
opening	March 29, 2016
Terminals	1
Start-and runway
16/34	1885 m × 30 m asphalt

The airport of Monteagudo is located about 2 km southwest of the city of Monteagudo in a valley of the foothills in southeastern Bolivia at an altitude of 1118 m.

The airport was inaugurated by Evo Morales in March 2016 ; the construction cost 53 million bolivianos. In November 2017, the state airline Boliviana de Aviación started its first flights. Just a year later, the only connection from Monteagudo Airport was closed again.

Web links

• Skyvector: Apiaguaiki Airport (English)
• GCMap: MHW Airport (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Evo inaugura aeropuerto de Monteagudo, Chuquisaca
2. ^ Correo del Sur: Aeropuerto de Monteagudo tendrá vuelos comerciales
3. ↑ La Razón : BoA inaugura vuelos comerciales en aeropuerto de Monteagudo
4. ↑ El Deber : En cuatro de siete aeropuertos nuevos no se realizan vuelos comerciales