Rafael Núñez International Airport
Rafael Núñez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 10°26′33″N 75°30′47″W / 10.44250°N 75.51306°W | ||||||||||
Website | aeropuertocartagena | ||||||||||
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Rafael Núñez International Airport (
Airlines including
History
The first aerial activity began in late 1919 when businessmen Nemesio de la Espriella of Cartagena and Guillermo Echavarria of
The first flight took place on February 14, 1920, when pilot Jourdanet Jacques René Bazin flew the plane "Cartagena" around the city, carrying as passengers Guillermo Echavarria Martinez Martelo Tulita and the Queen of Carnival. Eight days later, a mail flight was made to the city of Barranquilla, marking the beginning of commercial aviation activity in the country.
In 1930, the SCADTA built another airfield on the island of Manzanillo. By 1940, the company had become Avianca and continued operating from Manzanillo to various domestic destinations.
It was in mid-1946 when TACA de Colombia established a subsidiary called Colombian Aerodromes Company (ECA), dedicated to the construction and maintenance of airfields, to provide technical maintenance for aircraft company property, and to compete with Avianca. Until the mid-fifties, when airports were acquired by the State, Avianca never authorized the use of its airports by other airlines, and each business had to build its own facilities in the cities where it intended to operate.
In December 1946, Crespo Air Field was inaugurated with great pomp in Cartagena, which had been built by that subsidiary airport. Plans for the TACA de Colombia was to make the new aerodrome in the distribution center operations TACA group companies and eventually operate international flights to
In 1979, Cartagena had 99 flights a week, 55 of which were shared flights; domestic and international flights were only 44 for the city. This flow was insufficient to meet the needs of the new hotel offering 7000 beds. In 1980, he organized the First Symposium for the Development of the City and the concerns raised and managed the tasks for the national government to end the redevelopment of the airport. And for 1982 was opened the new passenger terminal and extended runway to 2,600 feet, with resurfacing and navigational aids valued at $1.4 million. They built a berm of 15 feet, as well as a neighboring gutter to the runway and extended the platform. In addition, a waiting bay was built at the head of the track 3-6 for three aircraft, enabling the facilitation of air operations. It was concluded the perimeter wall and Juan Cano Angola and built houses for the monitoring of the safety zone. At the end of the year before had given the new parking service for 250 private cars, 14 positions for tour buses 120 and an additional area for taxis and the access roads to the city. With the new facilities are expected to contribute to the growth of tourism in the city, while private investment was devoted to the recovery of the walled city with its old houses, real colonial relics.
During 1993 and 1994, in developing the principles established in the new Constitution of 1991 to improve governance, the Law 105 of 1993 and the national government of President César Gaviria, by Decree 1647 of 994, arranged decentralization of airports by the Civil Aeronautics and set the parameters for this process forward. The aim was, therefore, to improve the technical capacity of Civil Aviation to carry out the functions of operation, control, service development and maintenance of the system of air traffic control, monitoring of air operations, technical control, moving territorial entities and public companies, private or mixed economic management and operation of airports. The Civil Aviation together with the consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton, the outline design of decentralization and concession contracts.
As a result of the study, the COMP (Committee for Economic and Social Policy), Ministry of Finance instructed the Civil Aeronautics initiation of processes for delivery through concession contracts busiest airports in the country
Today, the Rafael Nunez International Airport is the fourth largest airport in the country, and one of the largest in the Caribbean region.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several regular scheduled flights are currently suspended.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Century | Santo Domingo–La Isabela |
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
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American Airlines | Miami |
Arajet | Santo Domingo–Las Américas |
Avianca | Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín–JMC, Miami, Pereira Seasonal: New York–JFK |
Avianca Costa Rica | San José (CR) |
Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta[3] |
Edelweiss Air | Zurich1[4] |
JetBlue | New York–JFK |
JetSmart Colombia[5] | Bogotá |
JetSmart Perú | Lima[6] |
KLM | Amsterdam2 |
LATAM Colombia | Bogotá, Cali, Medellín–JMC, San Andrés Island |
LATAM Perú | Lima |
Madrid
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Fort Lauderdale, Orlando
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Wingo | Bogota, Cali, Medellín–JMC,[7] Panama City–Balboa, San Andrés Island |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas | Bogotá |
Note:
- 1: Edelweiss Air's flight is from Bogotá to Zurich via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
- 2: KLM's flight is from Bogotá to Amsterdam via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
Statistics
Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
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1 | Panama City, Panama | 140,388 | 1,70% | Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia |
2 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | 140,266 | 37,64% | JetBlue, Spirit Airlines |
3 | New York–Kennedy, USA | 91,554 | 93,01% | Avianca, JetBlue |
4 | Miami, United States | 71,116 | 8,81% | American Airlines, Avianca |
Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
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1 | Bogota | 2,390,508 | 12,58% | Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia |
2 | Medellin, Antioquia | 614,520 | 8,98% | Aerolínea de Antioquia, Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia |
3 | Cali, Valle del Cauca
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172,113 | 37,56% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
4 | San Andrés | 101,587 | 55,02% | Copa Airlines Colombia, Viva Colombia |
5 | Pereira, Risaralda | 93,842 | 6,64% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
6 | Bucaramanga, Santander | 27,646 | 11,56% | EasyFly, Viva Colombia. |
Capacity and structure
- The airport is connected with 3 bays accessible from the runway, the aircraft taxi down the runway 1000 meters to stop turning over 300 meters and take-off position. The track is 60 meters wide and 2,600 m long at 0 meters above sea level provides sufficient capacity for modern transatlantic aircraft operations without problems. [citation needed]
- The airport has the capacity to house 11 aircraft and open skies for charter operations.
- Currently, SACSA S.A. has the contract to administer the airport
See also
Accidents and incidents
- On January 11, 1995, CFIT.
References
- ^ Airport information for Rafael Núñez International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "Grupo LATAM y Delta anuncian nuevas rutas en conjunto, incluida Miami-Medellín y la primera operación del grupo LATAM a Atlanta". Aviation Club Center (in Spanish). June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edelweiss: von Zürich nach Kolumbien". skynews.ch (in German). 12 April 2023.
- ^ "JETSMART LAUNCHES DOMESTIC COLOMBIA SERVICE IN MARCH 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Jetsmart anuncia salida de tres nuevas rutas a Colombia". Aviation Club Center (in Spanish). 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Wingo Adds Medellin – Cartagena Service From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b "AeroCivil". 2014-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
External links
Media related to Rafael Núñez International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Cartagena Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Cartagena Airport at SkyVector
- Accident history for CTG at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SKCG at NOAA/NWS