Rafael Núñez International Airport
Airport
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Rafael Núñez International Airport (IATA: CTG, ICAO: SKCG) 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 (1825–1894), the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia.
Rafael Núñez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | OINAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cartagena, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Avianca | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°26′33″N 75°30′47″W | ||||||||||
| Website | aeropuertocartagena | ||||||||||
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  CTG Location of airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
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 (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:
- 1: Edelweiss Air's flight is from Bogotá to Zurich via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
- 2: KLM's flight is from Bogotá to Amsterdam via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
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| 1 |  Panama City, Panama |
140,388 |  1,70% |
Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia |
| 2 |  Fort Lauderdale, USA |
140,266 |  37,64% |
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines |
| 3 | New York–Kennedy, USA |
91,554 | 93,01% |
Avianca, JetBlue |
| 4 | Miami, United States |
71,116 | 8,81% |
American Airlines, Avianca |
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
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| 1 |  Bogota |
2,390,508 | 12,58% |
Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 2 | Medellin, Antioquia |
614,520 | 8,98% |
Aerolínea de Antioquia, Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia |
| 3 | Cali, Valle del Cauca |
172,113 | 37,56% |
Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 4 | San Andrés |
101,587 | 55,02% |
Copa Airlines Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 5 | Pereira, Risaralda |
93,842 | 6,64% |
Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 6 | Bucaramanga, Santander |
27,646 | 11,56% |
EasyFly, Viva Colombia. |
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. [citation needed]
- The airport has the capacity to house 11 aircraft and open skies for charter operations.
- Currently, OINAC S.A. has a 10 years contract to administer and expand the airport since March 1st 2024
See also
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.
