Rafael Núñez International Airport


Rafael Núñez International Airport is an international airport serving the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia. 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, Air Transat, American Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, EasyFly, JetBlue, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú, Spirit Airlines, and Wingo have or had international flights from this airport to various cities in North, Central and South America. KLM and Edelweiss Air have flights to Amsterdam and Zurich by way of Bogotá.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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

Cargo

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Statistics

RankCityPassengers% ChangeAirlines
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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