General Villegas Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Argentina}}
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| city-served = General Villegas, Argentina
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| r1-number = 03/21
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| r2-number = 13/31
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| footnotes = Source: GCM{{GCM|VGS|General Villegas Airport}} Google Maps{{cite web |title=General Villegas Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.9946008,-62.9992812,2494m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |access-date=3 April 2019}}
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General Villegas Airport {{airport codes|VGS|}} is an airport serving the town of General Villegas in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The airport is {{convert|3|km|0}} north of General Villegas.
The airport has crossing runways. The asphalt Runway 03/21 is marked closed. The {{convert|910|m}} grass Runway 13/31 is marked closed as of 11/17/2016. Google Earth Historical Imagery shows the runway was closed sometime after 3/4/2016 due to flooding in its central section.Google Earth Historical Imagery (3/4/2016), (11/17/2016)
The Laboulaye VOR (Ident: LYE) is located {{convert|54.6|nmi|km|0}} north-northwest of the airport. The General Pico VOR (Ident: GPI) is located {{convert|55.5|nmi|km|0}} southwest of General Villegas Airport.{{cite web |title=General Pico VOR |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/GPI/General_Pico_VOR_AR/ |website=Our Airports |access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=Laboulaye VOR |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/LYE/Laboulaye_VOR_AR/ |website=Our Airports |access-date=3 April 2019}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|Argentina}}
- {{portal-inline|Aviation}}
- Transport in Argentina
- List of airports in Argentina
- Talk:General Villegas Airport
References
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External links
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-35.0037/-62.9973 OpenStreetMap - General Villegas]
- [http://ourairports.com/airports/AR-0010/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - General Villegas Airport]
- {{ASN|VGS|General Villegas Airport}}
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Category:Airports in Buenos Aires Province
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