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.
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] | |||||||||||
The runway is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northeast of the town. The Puerto Leguizamo VOR-DME (Ident: PLG) is located on the field. The Leguizamo non-directional beacon (Ident: LGM is located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km) east of the runway.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SATENA | Puerto Asís[5] |
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 70 people and leaving 56 survivors.[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 VOR
- ↑ "Puerto Leguizamo(LQM) to Puerto Asis(PUU)". flyteam.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends". www.bbc.com. 24 March 2026.
