Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz
IATA: BAQ – ICAO: SKBQ
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A.
Serves		Barranquilla, Colombia
Location		Soledad, Atlántico
Elevation AMSL		30 m / 98 ft
Coordinates		10°53′22″N 074°46′50″W / 10.88944°N 74.78056°W / 10.88944; -74.78056Coordinates: 10°53′22″N 074°46′50″W / 10.88944°N 74.78056°W / 10.88944; -74.78056
Website		www.BAQ.aero
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
05/23	3,000	9,843	Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Air operations			37,168
Passenger movement			1,207,115
Cargo movement (T)			31,104
Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC [1]

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz) (IATA: BAQ^[2], ICAO: SKBQ) is located 12 km (7 mi) from Barranquilla,^[1] the capital of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located in the municipality of Soledad, about 7 km (4 mi) south of the city of Barranquilla. The airport owes its name to one of the pioneers of Colombian aviation, Ernesto Cortissoz.

This airport works as the international HUB for AIRES, and as a focus city for Avianca. It is capable of accepting widebodied aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, and Airbus A340. It is the most important airport in terms of infrastructure in the northern part of the country and the first in terms of cargo movements.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 Passenger airlines 2.1.1 Domestic terminal 2.1.2 International terminal 2.2 Cargo airlines 3 Incidents 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 29.85 metres (98 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a concrete surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).^[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Passenger airlines

[edit] Domestic terminal

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolínea de Antioquia	Corozal, Medellín-Olaya Herrera
AeroRepública	Bogotá, San Andrés Island
AIRES	Bogotá, Cartagena, Montería, Valledupar
Avianca	Bogotá, Medellín-José María Córdova
Avianca operated by SAM	Bogotá, Cali
Searca	Charter Airline

[edit] International terminal

Airlines	Destinations
AIRES	Fort Lauderdale [begins December, 2009], Maracaibo, Panama City, Oranjestad, Willemstad
Avianca	Miami
Copa Airlines	Panama City
Copa Airlines operated by AeroRepública	Panama City

[edit] Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
AeroSucre
Cielos del Peru	Miami, Los Angeles, Lima
Tampa Cargo	Medellin, Miami
South Winds	Miami

[edit] 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.^[3]

• 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 Bogotá also overran the runway. All 135 people survived.

• On August 23, 2008, Aires Flight 0051 was outbound from Curacao overran the runway because a problem with a landing gear. All 25 people survived.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} SKBQ - BARRANQUILLA / Ernesto CortissozPDF (6,492 KB). AIP Colombia. Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil. 27 Aug 2009.
2. ^ Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ / SKBQ) at Aviation Safety Network
3. ^ Accident description for 17-Mar-1995 at the Aviation Safety Network
4. ^ Accident description for 23-Aug-2008 at the Aviation Safety Network

[edit] External links

• Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz, official web site
• Current weather for SKBQ at NOAA/NWS

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