Joya Andina International Airport , also known as Uyuni Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of Uyuni, in the southwestern Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is close to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president Evo Morales on July 11, 2011. Currently the airport is served by one airline: Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from La Paz, Cochabamba and Cusco in Peru.
Joya Andina Airport features a long and wide asphalt runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's tied longest runway with El Alto International Airport in La Paz and Juan Mendoza Airport in Oruro.
The Uyuni VOR-DME (Ident: UNI) is located on the field.Uyuni VOR
Airlines and destinations
See also
Transport in Bolivia List of airports in Bolivia
References
External links Joya Andina Airport at OpenStreetMap Uyuni Airport at OurAirports
Uyuni Joya Andina Airport at FlightRadar24 Accident history for Uyuni Airport at Aviation Safety Network