It is located by road from Santa Cruz and at an altitude of some 633 metres, a factor which contributed to it being the site of the worst accident in aviation history in 1977.
It is located by road from Santa Cruz and at an altitude of 633 metres. In 1977 the airport was the site of the worst accident in aviation history when 583 passengers and crew were killed after two Boeing 747s collided with another on the ground in 1977.