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Gonzalo Mejía Airport
Gonzalo Mejía Airport is an airport southwest of the city of Turbo, in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. The airport is on a small wooded peninsula running south from the city. As almost a quarter of its runway has been completely eroded by the sea, there are currently no fixed-wing operations at the airport. The Turbo non-directional beacon (Ident: TUR) is located just east of the field. See also * * *Transport in Colombia Transport in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport. Road travel is the main means of transport; 69 percent of cargo is transported by road, as compared with 27 percent by railroad, 3 percent by internal waterways, and 1 percent by ai ... * List of airports in Colombia References External linksOpenStreetMap - Gonzalo Mejía [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbo, Colombia
Turbo is a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km north of Medellín (the department capital and second largest city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia. The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840, the republican president assigned one thousand fanegas of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847. Turbo lies near the southeastern tip of the Darién Gap and is the northern terminus of the main route of the Pan-American Highway in South America. There is currently no paved road connecting through the region to Yaviza, Panama, where the highway continues through Central and North America. Geography Climate Turbo has a monthly mean temperature above in every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
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