Rafael Núñez International Airport
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Rafael Núñez International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an international airport serving the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia. It is the largest airport in the country's northern Caribbean region in terms of passenger movement. It is located between the Caribbean coast and the Ciénaga de la Virgen marsh, in the center of Crespo, a neighborhood in northern Cartagena. It is named after Cartagena native Rafael Núñez, the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia.
Airlines including Air Panama, Air Transat, American Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, EasyFly, JetBlue, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú, Spirit Airlines, and Wingo have or had international flights from this airport to various cities in North, Central and South America. KLM and Edelweiss Air have flights to Amsterdam and Zurich by way of Bogotá (the airlines do not own rights to transport passengers solely between Cartagena and Bogota).
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| 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.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 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.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Panama City, Panama | 140,388 | Decrease 1,70% | Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Fort Lauderdale, USA | 140,266 | Increase 37,64% | JetBlue, Spirit Airlines |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon New York–Kennedy, USA | 91,554 | Increase 93,01% | Avianca, JetBlue |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Miami, United States | 71,116 | Increase 8,81% | American Airlines, Avianca |
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Bogota | 2,390,508 | Increase 12,58% | Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Medellin, Antioquia | 614,520 | Increase 8,98% | Aerolínea de Antioquia, Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Cali, Valle del Cauca | 172,113 | Increase 37,56% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon San Andrés | 101,587 | Increase 55,02% | Copa Airlines Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Pereira, Risaralda | 93,842 | Decrease 6,64% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Bucaramanga, Santander | 27,646 | Increase 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. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- 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, Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256 crashed on approach to the airport due to instrument failures and pilot errors leading to a CFIT.
References
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External links
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- Cartagena Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Cartagena Airport at SkyVector
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- Current weather for SKCG at NOAA/NWS
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