Yariguíes Airport
Airport in Santander, Colombia
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Yariguíes Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Yariguíes, IATA: EJA, ICAO: SKEJ) is an airport serving Barrancabermeja, a city in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the city.
Yariguíes Airport Aeropuerto Yariguíes | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Location | Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1957 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 397 ft (121 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°01′28″N 73°48′25″W | ||||||||||
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  EJA Location of airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Airports WW[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
The airport was renovated in 2013 at a cost of $13 million pesos. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos visited the airport to inaugurate the completed renovations.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
Climate
Yariguíes Airport has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with heavy rainfall in all months except January.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 51.1 (2.01) |
124.8 (4.91) |
183.1 (7.21) |
299.9 (11.81) |
373.7 (14.71) |
268.1 (10.56) |
229.6 (9.04) |
288.5 (11.36) |
338.4 (13.32) |
408.4 (16.08) |
303.1 (11.93) |
132.0 (5.20) |
3,000.7 (118.14) |
| Average rainy days | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 196 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.2 | 177.9 | 155.0 | 147.0 | 167.4 | 177.0 | 210.8 | 204.6 | 183.0 | 167.4 | 168.0 | 189.1 | 2,170.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 21 May 1970, a Douglas DC-3 of Avianca was hijacked to Yariguíes Airport whilst on a flight from El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal to Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, Sogamoso. The hijackers had demanded to be taken to Cuba.[6]
