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Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz
IATA: BAQICAO: 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.

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[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] Terminals, airlines and destinations

[edit] Passenger Terminal

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aerolínea de Antioquia Corozal, Medellín-Olaya Herrera D
AIRES Bogotá, Cartagena, Fort Lauderdale [begins December, 2009], Maracaibo, Montería, Oranjestad, Panama City, Valledupar, Willemstad D, I
Avianca Bogotá, Medellín-José María Córdova, Miami D, I
Avianca operated by SAM Bogotá D
Copa Airlines Panama City I
Copa Airlines operated by AeroRepública Bogotá, Panama City, San Andrés Island D, I
Searca Charter Airline D, I

[edit] Cargo Terminal

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

[edit] Incidents

  • 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

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