Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport is a small airport serving La Chorrera, Colombia. Its IATA code is LCR and its ICAO code is SKHZ. The airport lies at an elevation of 564 ft (172 m) above sea level. Runway details are not available in the source data. Local time follows the America/Bogota time zone.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LCR
- ICAO code (from GPS code)
- SKHZ
- Airport type
- Small airport
- Elevation
- 564 ft (172 m)
- Coordinates
- -1.4564, -72.8011
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Local time now
- —
- Scheduled service
- Yes
Location
Runway details are not available in the source data.
Nearest airports
Airports with scheduled service closest to Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport, by great-circle distance.
| Airport | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| LQM Caucaya Airport | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | 261 km · 162 mi |
| IQT Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport | Iquitos, Peru | 265 km · 165 mi |
| LPD La Pedrera Airport | La Pedrera, Colombia | 358 km · 222 mi |
| TCD Tarapacá Airport | Tarapacá, Colombia | 375 km · 233 mi |
| MVP Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport | Mitú, Colombia | 415 km · 258 mi |
| LMC La Macarena Airport | La Macarena, Colombia | 418 km · 260 mi |
| LET Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport | Leticia, Colombia | 440 km · 273 mi |
| TBT Tabatinga International Airport | Tabatinga, Brazil | 445 km · 277 mi |
Distances to major hubs
Great-circle distances from LCR. These are geographic distances, not a list of operated flights.
| Airport | km | mi | NM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX Mexico City | 3,690 | 2,293 | 1,993 | View route |
| GRU São Paulo | 3,745 | 2,327 | 2,022 | View route |
| ATL Atlanta | 4,088 | 2,540 | 2,207 | View route |
| JFK New York | 4,682 | 2,909 | 2,528 | View route |
| LAX Los Angeles | 6,175 | 3,837 | 3,334 | View route |
| LHR London | 8,926 | 5,546 | 4,819 | View route |
| CDG Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) | 9,070 | 5,636 | 4,898 | View route |
| FRA Frankfurt am Main | 9,516 | 5,913 | 5,138 | View route |
| JNB Johannesburg | 11,036 | 6,858 | 5,959 | View route |
| IST Istanbul | 11,076 | 6,883 | 5,981 | View route |
| DXB Dubai | 13,869 | 8,618 | 7,489 | View route |
| SYD Sydney (Mascot) | 13,970 | 8,680 | 7,543 | View route |
| HND Tokyo | 14,948 | 9,288 | 8,071 | View route |
| PEK Beijing | 15,617 | 9,704 | 8,432 | View route |
| DEL New Delhi | 15,625 | 9,709 | 8,437 | View route |
| SIN Singapore | 19,659 | 12,215 | 10,615 | View route |
External links
External links come from the source dataset and are not independently verified by FlyingWorld.
Frequently asked questions
What is the airport code of Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport?
The IATA code of Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport is LCR and its ICAO code is SKHZ.
Where is Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport located?
Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport is in La Chorrera, Amazonas Department, Colombia, at -1.4564, -72.8011.
What time zone is Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport in?
Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport uses the IANA time zone America/Bogota. Daylight saving time, where applicable, is applied automatically by the clock on this page.
What is the nearest airport to Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport?
The nearest airport with scheduled service in our directory is Caucaya Airport (LQM), about 261 km (162 mi) away.
Source: OurAirports (data updated: 9 November 2026). Not for navigation. Always use official, current aeronautical publications.