José María Córdova International Airport

José María Córdova International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova
IATA: MDE – ICAO: SKRG
Summary
Airport type		Commercial
Operator		Aerocivil
Serves		Medellín
Location		Rionegro
Elevation AMSL		2,142 m / 7,027 ft
Coordinates		06°10′02″N 75°25′36″W / 6.16722°N 75.42667°W / 6.16722; -75.42667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
18/36	3,557	11,483	Paved
Statistics (2007)
Passengers movement			2,329,867
Cargo movement			132,382 T
Air operations			45,867
Sources:World Aero Data, Aerocivil

José María Córdova International Airport (IATA: MDE, ICAO: SKRG) is the main airport serving the Colombian city of Medellín and its surrounding metropolitan area. The airport is located about 30 minutes from the urban area by the new Las Palmas express way, in the municipality of Rionegro. It is the second largest airport in Colombia after the El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infrastructure and the third in terms of passenger service.

Description

The airport serves all major international and domestic routes in contrast to Olaya Herrera Airport which also serves the Medellín area with regional flights and airlines. José María Córdova is set for a major expansion which will include new international terminals and an expansion on the cargo terminal this is set to start next year according to the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics. The airport is named after José María Córdova, a Colombian army general who was a native of Ríonegro City.

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

International

José María Córdova International Airport

Cargo airlines

• AeroSucre
• Florida West International Airways
• Kalitta Air
• Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas
• LAN Cargo
• LANCO
• MasAir
• Polar Air Cargo
• Tampa Cargo
• Tradewinds Airlines

Accidents and incidents

On June 7, 2006, a Tradewinds Airlines Boeing 747-200F (registration N922FT) had an engine failure on takeoff at José María Córdova International Airport. The pilot aborted, but the plane overran the runway. None of the 6 on board were injured. The plane was substantially damaged. The event was captured on airport surveillance cameras- Watch Video Link to the accident report

See also

• Medellín
• Olaya Herrera Airport

References

External links

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