Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport is an airport serving
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 Gul ...
, a town in the
Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part o ...
of
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. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. The airport is in the countryside southwest of Apartadó. It is named after
Antonio Roldán Betancur, who was governor of Antioquia from 1988 until his assassination in 1989.
The Los Cedros
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its Bearing (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(Ident: LCE) is located on the field.
Los Cedros VOR
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In 2016, the airport handled 210,550 passengers, and 201,330 in 2017.
Airlines and destinations
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 ...
* 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
OurAirports - Antonio Roldán Betancourt
SkyVector - Antonio Roldán Betancourt
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Airports in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Antioquia Department
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