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Aerolínea De Antioquia
ADA S.A., operating as Aerolínea de Antioquia (ADA), was a regional airline headquartered at the Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It started operations in 1987. It ceased all operations on March 29, 2019. At its peak, the airline operated scheduled domestic services from Medellín to over 20 destinations. Its main base was in Olaya Herrera Airport. History The beginning of operations of Aerolínea de Antioquia dates back to 1987, when it was established for the executive charter service. In 1998, it began its transformation process by connecting Medellín with regional destinations. At the start of its regular operation, ADA had 4 Twin Otter type aircraft that had been operated by ACES, and only covered short routes within the department of Antioquia. In March 2002, it acquired a Twin Otter fleet from ACES Colombia. It contracted with that company for the training of its crews and maintenance of its aircraft; ACES in turn contracted with ADA for the operation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaya Herrera Airport
Olaya Herrera Airport () is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters. It was formerly known as ''Medellin International Airport'' prior to the opening of José María Córdova International Airport in August 1985, which is located in the nearby municipality of Rionegro, east of Medellin. Between the two airports, there were more than 3.5 million passengers per year, which makes it the second busiest passenger city in Colombia after Bogotá. In 2016, the airport handled 831,181 passengers, and 848,525 in 2017. History Colombian businessman Gonzalo Mejía saw an opportunity for the development of an airport in Medellin, given that the mountainous topography surrounding the city made land transport to and from the area difficult, and that the nearest airport was in Puerto Berrio. He secured financing from wealthy businessmen, chose the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corozal, Sucre
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Corozal () is a town and municipality in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. Transportation Corozal is served by Las Brujas Airport. Notable people * José Serpa (born 1979) professional cyclist Climate References Gobernacion de Sucre - CorozalCorozal official website Sucre Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport , formerly known as Palmaseca International Airport, is an international airport located between Palmira and Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. It is Colombia's fourth-busiest airport in passenger volume, with 5,600,000 people using the airport in 2016, and the third largest in area and construction. The airport often serves as the alternate airport for Bogotá - El Dorado Int'l Airport and other Colombian airports. The airport lies in the center of the wide and fertile Cauca River valley, which runs north–south between the Western and Central Colombian Andes ranges. It is approximately a five-hour flight from Santiago de Chile, 50 minutes from Quito, Ecuador, and about three hours, 18 minutes from Miami. The airport is one of the very few secondary airports in Latin America that operates 24 hours a day. This is made possible by the year-round stable meteorological conditions, and its distance from both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the List of cities and towns in Colombia, third most populous. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali also hosted the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, the World Games 2013, 2013 edition of the World Games, the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014, the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics, World Youth Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a population of 1,206,319 making it List of cities in Colombia by population, Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. Barranquilla lies strategically next to the delta of the Magdalena River, (originally before rapid urban growth) from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea, serving as a port for river and maritime transportation within Colombia. It is also the main economic center of the Atlántico (Colombia), Atlántico department in Colombia. The city is the core of the Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla, Barranquilla metropolitan area, with a population of over 2 million, which also includes the municipalities of Soledad, Atlántico, Soledad, Galapa, Atlántico, Galapa, Malambo, Atlántico, Malambo, and Puerto Colomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Celestino Mutis Airport
José Celestino Mutis Airport () is an airport serving Bahía Solano, a municipality of the Chocó Department in Colombia. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ... designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring . Airlines and destinations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose Celestino Mutis Airport Airports in Colombia Buildings and structures in Chocó Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahía Solano
Bahía Solano is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and tourist center of coastal Choco. The municipal head is Ciudad Mutis. Bahia is home to José Celestino Mutis Airport as well as seaport, and along with daily flights to and from Medellin, Quibdo, Cali, and Bogota, there are bi-weekly ships that take passengers and cargo from Bahia to the port of Buenaventura. The region around Bahia Solano is home to scuba diving and sport fishing opportunities, providing a plethora of marine activities to the traveller. 18 km away from Bahia Solano is the beach town of El Valle, Choco, which is the closest community to the Ensenada de Utria National Park, located only down the beach. Climate Bahía Solano has a very wet tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Edén International Airport
El Edén International Airport () is an international airport serving Armenia, the capital of the Quindío Department of Colombia. The airport is southwest of Armenia, near the town of La Tebaida. It handles domestic flights to Bogotá and Medellín and international flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Panama City. Overview Following Armenia's 25 January 1999 earthquake, the terminal had to be rebuilt after major seismic activity caused much of the building to collapse. During 2008 and 2009, the airport's runway was extended, the control tower's height was increased, and the terminal building was partly upgraded to include a new international gate and immigration area. The airport is now capable of receiving aircraft such as Boeing 737, Airbus A319 and A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia, Quindío
Armenia () is the capital of Quindío_Department , Quindío Department in the South America, South American country of Colombia. Armenia is a medium-sized city and part of the "Colombian coffee growing axis, coffee axis" along with Pereira, Colombia, Pereira and Manizales. It is one of the main centers of the national economy and of the Colombian coffee growing axis. As a result, the historic center of Armenia was named as part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. History The city was founded on October 14, 1889, by Jesús María Ocampo, also known as "Tigrero" (translates to "tiger killer") due to his love of hunting jaguars, known locally as tigers. Ocampo came from Anaime, Tolima Department, Tolima, looking for shelter in the mountains of Quindío. He paid one hundred pesos in gold coins to Antonio Herrera for the land on which to build a fonda, or trade center, not only for himself but also for other colonists who came from Salento, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartadó
Apartadó () is a small city and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá sub-region. "Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in bananas, plantain, corn, cassava, cocoa, wood and livestock. The mean maximum temperature is and the relative humidity is above 80% all year round. Apartadó is divided in 48 neighborhoods, and here is the best high school of the region of Urabá Antioquia. Today, the government is stimulating industrialization because it is near the Caribbean Sea and to the center of the country. The municipality had a population of 127,744 in 2020. Climate Apartadó has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen ''Af'') with heavy rainfall year-round. Transportation The city is served by Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
