Rafael Núñez International Airport is an

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serving the

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port city of Cartagena,

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. It is the largest airport in the country's northern Caribbean region in terms of passenger movement. It is located between the Caribbean coast and the Ciénaga de la Virgen marsh, in the center of Crespo, a neighborhood in northern Cartagena. It is named after Cartagena native Rafael Núñez, the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia. Airlines including Air Panama,

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, EasyFly,

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, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú,

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, and Wingo have or had international flights from this airport to various cities in

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. KLM and Edelweiss Air have flights to

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and

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by way of

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(the airlines do not own rights to transport passengers solely between Cartagena and Bogota).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.

Cargo

Note: * *

Statistics

Capacity and structure

*The airport is connected with 3 bays accessible from the runway, the aircraft taxi down the runway 1000 meters to stop turning over 300 meters and take-off position. The track is 60 meters wide and 2,600 m long at 0 meters above sea level provides sufficient capacity for modern transatlantic aircraft operations without problems. *The airport has the capacity to house 11 aircraft and open skies for charter operations. *Currently, SACSA S.A. has the contract to administer the airport

Accidents and incidents

*On January 11, 1995, Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256 crashed on approach to the airport due to instrument failures and pilot errors leading to a CFIT.

References

External links

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Cartagena Airport
at OurAirports * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rafael Nunez International Airport Airports in Colombia Buildings and structures in Cartagena, Colombia 1946 establishments in Colombia Airports established in 1946