General Villegas Airport

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General Villegas Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesGeneral Villegas, Argentina
Elevation AMSL383 ft / 117 m
Coordinates40°49′00″S 68°04′25″W / 40.81667°S 68.07361°W / -40.81667; -68.07361
Map
VGS is located in Argentina
VGS
VGS
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 Closed
13/31 Closed
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

General Villegas Airport (IATA: VGS) is an airport serving the town of General Villegas in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of General Villegas.

The airport has crossing runways. The asphalt Runway 03/21 is marked closed. The 910 metres (2,990 ft) grass Runway 13/31 is marked closed as of 11/17/2016. Google Earth Historical Imagery shows the runway was closed sometime after 3/4/2016 due to flooding in its central section.[3]

The Laboulaye VOR (Ident: LYE) is located 54.6 nautical miles (101 km) north-northwest of the airport. The General Pico VOR (Ident: GPI) is located 55.5 nautical miles (103 km) southwest of General Villegas Airport.[4][5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Airport information for General Villegas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "General Villegas Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ Google Earth Historical Imagery (3/4/2016), (11/17/2016)
  4. ^ "General Pico VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Laboulaye VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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