Juan Mendoza Airport

Juan Mendoza Airport (Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.

The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport.

The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located 0.9 nmi west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located 0.49 nmi off the displaced threshold of Runway 01.