Caucayá Airport (IATA: LQM, ICAO: SKLG) is an airport serving the river town of Puerto Leguízamo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia. Puerto Leguízamo is on the Putumayo River, locally the border with Peru. The runway is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northeast of the town.
Caucayá Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 573 ft (175 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°10′55″S 74°46′15″W / 0.18194°S 74.77083°W | ||||||||||
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  LQM Location of the airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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| Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] HERE Maps[3] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SATENA | Puerto Asís[4] |
Accidents
editOn 23 March 2026, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Colombian Air Force crashed into a jungle shortly after take-off from the airport, killing 69 people and leaving 57 survivors.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Airport information for SKLG from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ "Airport information for LQM" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ HERE/Nokia - Caucayá
- ↑ "Puerto Leguizamo(LQM) to Puerto Asis(PUU)". flyteam.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Rueda de Prensa 23 de abril de 2026". Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana (in Spanish). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends". www.bbc.com. 24 March 2026.
