# Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI)

> Potosí, BO · IATA: POI · ICAO: SLPO · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `POI` |
| ICAO | `SLPO` |
| City | Potosí |
| Country | BO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 3939 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -19.54333, -65.72373 |

## Description

Few airports sit higher than Capitán Nicolás Rojas (IATA POI, ICAO SLPO) in Potosí, at 3,939 metres above sea level — and altitude, not demand, is what caps its freight potential: thin air cuts permissible take-off weight sharply and stretches the runway distance needed, so every additional tonne has to be argued for. The state-operated single-runway field is served by Boliviana de Aviación on domestic routes to La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Viru Viru); it has no cargo terminal, no specialist handling agent and no international customs post, so freight moves only as belly cargo on passenger flights. That is striking for a mining region of global standing: silver, tin and zinc concentrates from the Cerro Rico, and the lithium projects at the Salar de Uyuni in the same department, all leave the country by truck and rail to the Pacific ports of Antofagasta, Iquique and Arica in Chile, or via Ilo and Matarani in Peru. Bolivia's air freight gateway is Santa Cruz Viru Viru (VVI), with cargo handling and customs, backed by La Paz El Alto (LPB); shipments then continue to Potosí by road on Ruta 5 and Ruta 1.

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