Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
| Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Location | San Andrés, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°35′00″N 81°42′40″W / 12.58333°N 81.71111°W | ||||||||||
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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (IATA: ADZ, ICAO: SKSP) is the main airport in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. It is able to receive large aircraft and to accommodate seasonal and charter flights from different parts of the Americas and Europe.
The San Andres VOR-DME (Ident: SPP) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SPP) are located on the field.[3][4]
Description
The airport is the sixth 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, Cartagena, Barranquilla or Panama City) to be able to reach the islands.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca | Bogotá, Cali (begins 18 August, 2017), Cartagena (begins 18 August, 2017), Medellín-Córdova (begins 18 August, 2017) |
| Avianca Guatemala | Guatemala City, San José |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau |
| Air Panama | Seasonal: Panama City-Albrook |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| LATAM Colombia | Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín-Córdova |
| Viva Colombia | Medellín-Córdova, Cartagena, Bogotá, Pereira, Cali |
| Satena operated by Searca | Providencia |
| Wingo | Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena |
Future Plans
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Costa Rica | Seasonal: San José [5] |
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.
On September 19, 2013, American Airlines flight 1204 from San Jose, Costa Rica made an emergency landing at the San Andres Airport after reporting smoke in the cockpit. All 179 passengers were said to be safe and continued to Miami, their final destination, on a second plane. The aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 757.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Airport information for ADZ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Google Maps - San Andrés
- ↑ San Andres VOR
- ↑ San Andres NDB
- ↑ "Air Costa Rica interested on colombia". hispaviacion. Retrieved 12 September 2016. - Spanish
- ↑ Costa Rica to Miami flight lands on San Andres Island
- ↑ Emergency landing in San Andrés Spanish
External links
- OpenStreetMap - San Andrés
- OurAirports - San Andrés
- SkyVector - San Andrés
- Accident history for ADZ at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SKSP at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for SKSP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.