Guaymaral Airport is a high-elevation airport in the north of
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
, also serving the towns of
Cota and
Chía. The runway is northeast of Bogota's
El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and ...
.
Overview
The airport primarily handles
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
,
flight school and
executive flights traffic. It is the base for private and commercial pilot training schools Aeroandes and Aeroclub de Colombia.
Aeroclub de Colombia
Spanish There are hills east and west of the airport. The parallel grass Runway 11R/29L is the longer, but is unmarked.
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
This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Notes
* The served town of Chía is located in ...
References
External links
OurAirports - Guaymaral
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Airports in Colombia
Transport in Bogotá
Buildings and structures in Cundinamarca Department
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