The Heriberto Gil Martínez Airport is an airport serving the municipality of
Tulua in the
Valle del Cauca Department 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 was formerly Farfan Airport, named after an unverified pre-Hispanic tribe. On 20 August 2004, it was renamed after
Heriberto Gil Martínez, one of the first aviators in Colombia, who along with
Camilo Daza
Camilo Daza Álvarez (June 25, 1898 – March 18, 1975) was a Colombian aviator. He was born in Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Pamplona, Colombia. In 1919, he became the first Colombian to Aviation, pilot an airplane, and is considered to be the ...
founded the FAC.
It has no commercial air services. Currently the airstrip is used by the
Marco Fidel Suárez Military Aviation School (EMAVI) de
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 span ...
. Although the airport is central in one of the great intermountain valleys of Colombia, its short runway has hindered interest in establishing scheduled air service.
The Tulua
VOR-DME (Ident: ULQ) is located on the field.
Tulua VOR
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See also
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* Transport in Colombia
* List of airports in Colombia
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - TuluaSkyVector - Tulua
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heriberto Gil Martinez Airport
Airports in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Valle del Cauca Department