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Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport serves Tarija, capital of Bolivia's Tarija Department, from a site in the city's southeastern quarter set within a basin of the Cordillera Central. At an elevation of 6,073 feet and surrounded by distant mountainous terrain in every quadrant, it is a demanding high-altitude field for any visiting VFR pilot to study before arrival.
Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (ICAO SLTJ, IATA TJA) is the airport for Tarija, a city in southern Bolivia, and is operated as a joint civil and military facility by Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos (NAABOL). Its combination of high field elevation and enclosing mountains makes it a notable destination for simulator pilots seeking a challenging South American approach.
The airport lies in the southeastern part of the city of Tarija, within a basin formed by the Cordillera Central mountain range, with distant mountainous terrain visible in all quadrants. This terrain should be factored into any arrival or departure planning, particularly for visual approaches.
There is a single hard-surfaced, lit runway pair aligned 13/31. Runway 13 has a published length of 9,944 feet and runway 31 a published length of 8,778 feet. Field elevation is 6,073 feet.
Air traffic and approach services are provided under the callsign Tarija. Tarija APP operates on 119.4 MHz, Tarija RDO on 662.2 MHz, and Tarija TWR on 118.1 MHz. No ILS is available at the field.
The airport handles scheduled domestic services, with Boliviana de Aviación operating flights to Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru. It continues to function as a mixed civil and military aerodrome under NAABOL.