Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
Aeropuerto Sesquicentenerio
IATA: ADZ – ICAO: SKSP
ADZ
Location of airport in Colombia
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Aerocivil
Operator Dealership
Location San Andrés, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 90 ft / 27 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,380 7,808 Paved
Statistics (2009)
Passengers movement 911.171
Cargo movement 6.822 T
Air operations 14.993
Source:Aerocivil

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (IATA: ADZ, ICAO: SKSP) is the leading airport in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, which has enough capacity to receive large aircraft, due to a number of charter flights and seasonal in different parts of America and Europe.

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Description

The airport is the 6th busiest airport in Colombia in terms of passengers, with 836,234 in 2006. Most of these passengers come from the continental part of the country, due to poor international direct service to the island. Many international tourists have to fly to one of Colombia's or Panama's largest airports (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali or Panama City) to be able to reach the islands.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau
LAN Colombia Bogotá
Avianca Bogotá, Cartagena
Seasonal: Cali, Medellín-Córdova, Pereira
Copa Airlines operated by Copa Airlines Colombia Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Medellín-Córdova, Panama City
Satena Providencia
TACA Airlines operated by Lacsa Seasonal: San José de Costa Rica

Accidents and incidents

On August 16, 2010, AIRES Flight 8250, crashed when on approach to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport. Two of the 129 passengers and crew on board died.

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Alcides Fernández (Acandi) • Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (Cali) • Alfonso López Pumarejo (Valledupar) • Alfredo Vásquez Cobo (Leticia) • Almirante Padilla (Riohacha) • Antonio Nariño (Pasto) • Antonio Roldán Betancourt (Apartadó) • Benito Salas (Neiva) • Camilo Daza (Cúcuta) • El Alcaraván (El Yopal) • El Caraño (Quibdó) • El Dorado (Bogotá) • El Edén (Armenia) • El Embrujo Airport (Providencia) • Enrique Olaya Herrera (Medellín) • Ernesto Cortissoz (Barranquilla) • Fabio Alberto León Bentley (Mitú) • German Olano (Puerto Carreño) • Guapi • Guaymaral (Bogotá) • Guillermo León Valencia (Popayán) • Gustavo Artunduaga (Florencia) • Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (San Andrés Island) • Jorge Enríque González Torres (San José del Guaviare) • José María Córdova (Medellín / Rionegro) • La Florida (Tumaco) • La Nubia (Manizales) • Vanguardia (Villavicencio) • Las Brujas (Corozal) • Los Garzones (Montería) • Matecaña (Pereira) • Obando (Puerto Inírida) • Palonegro (Bucaramanga) • Perales (Ibagué) • Puerto Bolívar • Rafael Núñez (Cartagena) • San Luis (Ipiales) • Santa Ana (Cartago) • Santiago Pérez Quiroz (Arauca) • Simón Bolívar (Santa Marta) • Tres de Mayo (Puerto Asís) • Yariguíes (Barrancabermeja)