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Jose Maria Cordova International Airport
Jose Maria Cordova International Airport is the main airport serving the Colombian city of Medellin and its surrounding metropolitan area. The airport is located about 30 minutes from the urban area by the new Las Palmas express way, in the municipality of Rionegro. It is the second largest airport in Colombia after the El Dorado International Airport of Bogota in terms of infrastructure and the third in terms of passenger service.
Description
The airport serves all major international and domestic routes in contrast to Olaya Herrera Airport which also serves the Medellin area with regional flights and airlines. Jose Maria Cordova is set for a major expansion which will include new international terminals and an expansion on the cargo terminal this is set to start next year according to the Aeronautica Civil De Colombia. The airport is named after Jose Maria Cordova, a Colombian army general who was a native of Rio Negro City.
Airlines and destinations
Aerogal (Quito)
AeroRepublica
American Airlines (Miami)
Avianca
*Avianca operated by SAM
Copa Airlines (Panama City)
Satena (San Andres Island)
Searca (Charter Airline)
Cargo airlines
Aerosucre Colombia
Gemini Air Cargo
Polar Air Cargo
Florida West International Airways
TAMPA Cargo
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas
LAN Cargo
Tradewings Cargo
See also
Medellin
Olaya Herrera Airport
External links
Homepage (Spanish)
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