San José del Guaviare - Jorge E. González Torres

1Runway 01 threshold

On the west side of the airport a road can be found along the entire length of the runway. Although flanked by a hedge, it permits excellent views on the runway. You may want to park your car on the side and stroll the street waiting for your catch of the day. This spot is best for photography towards the end of the afternoon.

2Approach 01

Approach 01 is over the city and wisely construction under its flight path has been minimized. This allows good views of the approach on both sides of the runway. Depending on the light conditions you can move either west or east of the approach. For the west side a small roundabout may come handy, the east side is almost in front of the airport terminal, where nobody will give you strange looks for carrying a camera.

3East side helispots

The DOS compound is heavily guarded and we do not recommend hanging around there for too long. To read some of the Colombian army helicopters used in support of coca eradication missions, move to the east side of the airport. A road to a build-up area further east of the airport provides for elevated views of the helispots. If a spray package of helicopters takes off they are best graphed in the morning, provided that you brought your guts and some luck.