Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport

Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (IATA: TJA, ICAO: SLTJ) is an airport serving Tarija, the capital of the Tarija Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the southeastern section of the city, which is within a basin of the Cordillera Central mountain range. There is distant mountainous terrain in all quadrants.

Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil/Military
OperatorNavegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos (NAABOL)
ServesTarija, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL6,084[1] ft / 1,854 m
Coordinates21°33′20″S 64°42′05″W / 21.55556°S 64.70139°W / -21.55556; -64.70139
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TJA is located in Bolivia
TJA
TJA
Location of airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,050 10,007 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers339,735
Sources: GCM[2]

Airlines and destinations

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References

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  1. "Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza (SLTJ) at World Aero Data". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. "Airport information for Tarija" via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Chavez Virreira, Fernanado (28 April 2025). "Avión de Boa presenta problemas técnicos en vuelo de Cochabamba a Tarija y tuvo que regresar". Visión 360 (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. "Aeropuerto cruceño El Trompillo reinicia operaciones comerciales y BoA abre nuevas rutas regionales". La Voz de Tarija (in Spanish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. Rodríguez, Andrés (16 December 2022). "Tito the lost cat becomes a matter of state in Bolivia". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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