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Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is located in Barranquilla, Colombia and owes its name to one of the pioneers of Colombian aviation, Ernesto Cortissoz. The airport is located in the municipality of Soledad, about 7 km south of the city of Barranquilla. It is one of the few airports in Colombia capable of accepting widebodied aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, and Airbus A340 along with Bogota (BOG), Cali (CLO), Cartagena (CTG), Medellin (MDE) and San Andres (ADZ).
This airport works as the international HUB for Aires Colombia, and as a focus city for Avianca.
It is the most important airport in terms of infraestructure in the northern part of the country and the first in term of cargo movements.
Airlines
Passenger Airlines
Aerolinea de Antioquia
AeroRepublica
AIRES
American Airlines (Miami)
Avianca
*Avianca operated by SAM Colombia
Copa Airlines (Panama City)
Searca Colombia (Charter Airline)
Cargo Airlines
Aerosucre Colombia
Cielos del Peru
TAMPA Cargo
South Winds (Miami)
Incidents
On March 17, 1995, An Intercontinental DC-9 was destroyed by fire while it was parked in the apron, no one was on the plane.
On November 19, 2006, A DC-10 operated by Cielos Airlines overran the runway while landing in bad weather, All 6 crews were injured.
On November 21, 2006, Avianca Flight 9522 was outbound from Bogota also overran the runway. All 135 people survived.
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