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Otú Airport () is an airport located in the village of Otú and serving the town of Remedios, a municipality of 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 ...
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. It is also known as Alberto Jaramillo Sanchez Airport. Currently only
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operates from this airport, with two daily flights on Twin Otter aircraft to
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in
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. Previously, the airline
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flew between this airport and Medellin several times per day on aircraft including the
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and Twin Otter. The airport's runway is also used as a small military base for the Air Force and National Police. The Otu
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: OTU) is located on the field.OTU VOR
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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 ...
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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 ...


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SkyVector - OtúOpenStreetMap - OtúGoogle Maps - Otú
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otu Airport Airports in Colombia Buildings and structures in Antioquia Department