Colombia is a country with well-developed air transport . To list all airports in Colombia is quite difficult: there are more than 160 of them. More or less large ones are 24. The international airports of the country fully comply with all standards, and the main Colombian air harbor, the capital El Dorado, in terms of passenger traffic and cargo turnover is included in the Top 50 leading airports of the world.
Largest Colombian Airports
This category includes airports in the cities:
- Bogotá :
- El Dorado, Bogota's main airport is the largest in Colombia; almost 50% of all the take-offs and landings carried out in the country, is happening right here. The airport ranks first in Latin America in terms of cargo turnover, the second - in the number of take-offs / landings of aircraft and the third - in passenger traffic (annually it passes through itself more than 30 million passengers). The airport has been operating since 1959. From here, air services are provided to the countries of South and North America, Europe;
- Airport Guaymaral serves flights of categories A and B, which are not included in the scheme of El Dorado. Guaymaral is a joint-based airport; it also serves the flights of Colombia's Air Force vehicles. In addition, there are several pilot training schools on its territory and the National Anti-Drug Department of the country is based.
- Medellin :
- Medellin Cordova. In the city of Rionegro is the international airport of Jose Córdoba. This is the second most important airport in Colombia, serving the largest (after Bogota) city of the country - Medellin. Air gates let through about 7 million passengers a year. From here, flights are made to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama , Peru , El Salvador, Spain, Aruba and the Antilles;
- Airport Enrique Olaya Herrera. Medellin serves another airport, which accepts only domestic flights.
- Cartagena. The 5th largest city of the state serves the airport named after Rafael Nunez. It is the largest in the north of the Caribbean region of the country. Every year, Cartagena airport accepts flights both inside Colombia and international: from here it connects with New York, Montreal, Toronto, Panama City , Quito.
- Palmyra. In this Colombian city is located the 3rd most important airport of the country - Alfonso Aragon International Airport, or Palmiseca airport . Every year it serves more than 3.5 million passengers. It is an international airport, from Palmira there are flights to the cities:
- Miami;
- New York;
- Madrid;
- Quito;
- Lima ;
- San Salvador.
- Barranquilla. The 4th largest city of Colombia and the largest port of the Caribbean region serves the airport to them. Ernesto Cortissos, located in the city of Soledad near Barranquilla . The airport is named after one of the first Colombian aviators. It ranks 5th in passenger turnover in the country. In addition to domestic, it serves flights to the USA and Panama.
- Cucuta. Another international airport operates in the capital of the department of Santander. It is named after Camillo Das, one of the founders of the Columbia Air Force. It is relatively small - it occupies only 11th place among other Colombian airports in terms of passenger traffic, however it serves not only domestic but also international flights. The traffic of the airport is constantly growing, including due to its proximity to the Pan-American highway.
Other airports
Other major airports in Colombia are:
- Los Garzons - in the city of Monteria;
- Matekanya - in the city of Pereira ; it is an international airport, from here flights depart to Panama;
- the airport in Villavicencio , called La Vanguardia; he serves the transportation of the department of Meta; annual passenger traffic of the airport - about 150 thousand people;
- Simon Bolivar airport in Santa Marta ;
- the international airport named after the famous Colombian military and political figure Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (it was he who in the 50s of the last century initiated the creation of this air harbor) in San Andres ; in addition to local flights, serves flights from Montreal, Panama, San Jose;
- the airport named after Admiral Padilla in Riocha ; From here, flights are made to Aruba, a small island nation not far from Venezuela;
- Benito Salas airport in Neiva;
- La Florida in Tumaco;
- The airport of Antonio Nariño is 35 km from the town of Pasto.