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Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (, ) is an international airport located in Leticia, Colombia's southernmost city and capital of the Amazonas Department. The airport is important for the Amazon region, as it is the main gateway to the rest of the country and serves the tri-border area between Colombia, Brazil and Peru. History Before Leticia had an established airport, the Colombian Air Force flew PBY Catalina aircraft from the interior of Colombia to the river banks of the city. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla seeing the need to better connect the Amazon region of Colombia to Bogota ordered for an airport to be built. In 2015, Juan Manuel Santos, the then president of Colombia, announced an investment of over $142 billion Colombian pesos (or $42 million US dollars) to replace the existing facilities with brand new passenger and cargo terminals, control tower, parking and common areas, and access roadways. Construction was expected to conclude on November 30, 2018, howev ...
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Aerocivil
The Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (, also known as ''Aeronáutica Civil'', ''Aerocivil'' or UAEAC) is a government agency of the Colombian Ministry of Transport (Colombia), Ministry of Transport. It is the agency in charge of regulating civil aviation, the aviation industry, and of managing the Colombian airspace. Aerocivil is also in charge of managing and controlling all of List of airports in Colombia, Colombia's public airports. It is headquartered in the new ''Aerocivil'' building on the property of El Dorado International Airport. Previously it was located on the fourth floor of the main terminal building of the airport. Agency The Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia is a semi independent agency of the Colombian Ministry of Transport. Aerocivil deals not only with civil aviation, but with general aviation as a whole, excluding military aviation which falls under the Colombian Air Force branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. The agency also operates two agencies ...
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SATENA
SATENA (Spanish acronym of ''Servicio Aéreo a Territorios Nacionales'') is a Colombian airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It is majority-owned by the Government of Colombia which operates it to provide connectivity to less connected areas of the country. Its main hub is El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá. It also maintains a secondary hub at Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín. History SATENA was first established on April 12, 1962, by the President of the Republic, Alberto Lleras Camargo, who created the airline using Decree 940 in order. ''"to form an aerial transport service for the benefit of the underdeveloped regions of the country, with the object of promoting the welfare of educational campaigns, agricultural and pastoral development, and the economic and social progress of such territories."'' To achieve this under government auspices, the airline was then entrusted to the control of the Colombian Air Force, initiating its first operations with the route ...
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OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveying, surveys, trace from Aerial photography, aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources. OpenStreetMap is Free content, freely licensed under the Open Database License and is commonly used to make electronic maps, inform turn-by-turn navigation, and assist in humanitarian aid and Data and information visualization, data visualisation. OpenStreetMap uses its own data model to store geographical features which can then be exported into other GIS file formats. The OpenStreetMap website itself is an Web mapping, online map, geodata search engine, and editor. OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in response to the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping agency, failing to release its data to the pub ...
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List Of Airports In Colombia
This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Notes * The served town of Chía is located in Cundinamarca Department, but the airport lies in the Capital District of Bogotá. * The served town of Girardot is located in Cundinamarca Department, but the airport lies in the Tolima Department. References * * * Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Colombia See also * Colombian Aerospace Force (''Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana'') * Transport in Colombia * List of airports by ICAO code: S#SK - Colombia * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Colombia {{Colombia topics, state=autocollapse Colombia Airports Airports Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. ...
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Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After the heavier Boeing 707, 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airports. On December 5, 1960, the 727 was launched with 40 orders each from United Airlines and Eastern Air Lines. The first 727-100 rolled out on November 27, 1962, first flew on February 9, 1963, and entered service with Eastern on February 1, 1964. The only trijet aircraft to be produced by Boeing, the 727 is powered by three Pratt & Whitney JT8D Turbofan, low-bypass turbofans below a T-tail, one on each side of the rear fuselage and a center one fed through an S-duct below the tail. It shares its six-abreast upper fuselage cross-section and cockpit with the 707 that was also later used on the Boeing 737, 737. The 727-100 typically carries 106 passengers in two classes over , or 129 in a single class. La ...
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AeroSucre
Aerosucre S.A. is a cargo airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It began operation in 1969 and operates scheduled international and domestic cargo services throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Its home base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá. Aerosucre has been involved in a number of accidents and incidents during its lifetime, and , internet videos have emerged showcasing reckless behavior by its pilots. History Aerosucre was founded by Juan Carlos Solano Recio in Barranquilla in 1969, and began flight operations as an air taxi company in the spring of 1970, with a Piper PA-28. By the spring of 1975, the company was focused primarily on freight transport, although it was still allowed to carry a maximum of five passengers on the flights. Initially, the company flew to the Colombian island of San Andrés (island), San Andrés and internationally to the islands of Aruba and Curaçao. In 1981, Aerosucre acquired two Handley Page Heralds from British Air Ferries. It ...
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Colombian Air Force
The Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, ) is the air force of the Republic of Colombia. The Colombian Aerospace Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces of Colombia charged, according to the 1991 Constitution, with working to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's air and to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and constitutional order. It is one of the largest air forces in the Americas (after the United States and Brazil) and has increased its activity due to important roles in the fight against narco-terrorism. Its main force includes 21 IAI Kfir, IAI Kfirs as defense fighters and 12 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly plus 24 Embraer 314 Super Tucano for counterinsurgency. The FAC has been used in observation and aerial combat missions since the Colombia–Peru War, Colombian-Peruvian war of 1932 and also operated during the Second World War in the islands of Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, San Andrés. On 8 November 2024, through ...
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Group (military Aviation Unit)
A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches of a national defence force. Air groups vary considerably in size and status, but generally take two forms: * A unit of two to four squadrons, commanded by a lieutenant colonel, colonel, commander, naval captain or an equivalent rank. The United States Air Force (USAF), ''groupes'' of the French ''Armée de l'air'', ''gruppen'' of the German ''Luftwaffe'', United States Marine Corps Aviation, British Fleet Air Arm and some other naval air services usually follow this pattern. * A larger formation, often comprising more than 10 squadrons, commanded by a major general, brigadier general, commodore, rear admiral, air commodore or air vice-marshal. The air forces of many Commonwealth countries, such as the British Royal Air Force (RAF) ...
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Tarapacá Airport
Tarapacá Airport is an airport serving Tarapacá, a town and municipality in the Amazonas Department of Colombia. The town is on the west bank of the Putumayo River, from the Brazilian border. The runway is just west of the town. The ICAO code "SKRA" may not be active. Airlines and destinations See also * * *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Notes * The served town of Chía is located in Cundin ... References External linksOpenStreetMap - Tarapacá
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Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport
Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport () is an airport serving San José del Guaviare, the capital of the Guaviare Department of Colombia. The runway is just north of the town and parallels the Guaviare River. Runway 01 has an additional of grass overrun on the north end. The San Jose Del Guaviare VOR-DME (Ident: SJE) is located south of the airport. The San Jose Del Guaviare non-directional beacon (Ident: SJE) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 9 March 2019, Douglas DC-3 HK-2494 of LASER Aéro Colombia crashed en route to La Vanguardia Airport, in Villavicencio, killing all 14 occupants. See also *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Notes * The served town of Chía is located in Cundin ... References External linksOp ...
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La Pedrera Airport
La Pedrera Airport () is an airport serving the Caquetá River town of La Pedrera in the Amazonas Department of southern Colombia. The runway length does not include of unpaved overrun on the southeast end. The La Pedrera non-directional beacon (Ident: LPD) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations See also * * *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Notes * The served town of Chía is located in Cundin ... References External linksOpenStreetMap - La Pedrera
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La Chorrera Airport
La Chorrera Airport is an airport serving the town of La Chorrera in the Amazonas Department of Colombia. Airlines and destinations See also * * *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Notes * The served town of Chía is located in Cundin ... References External links OpenStreetMap - La ChorreraHERE/Nokia - La Chorrera
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