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José María Córdova International Airport (IATA: MDE, ICAO: SKRG) is an international airport located in the city of Rionegro, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Medellín, and is the second largest airport in Colombia after El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infrastructure and passenger service.
La Chorrera Airport (Virgilio Barco Vargas Airport) 01°27′23″S 72°48′04″W / 1.45639°S 72.80111°W / -1.45639; -72.80111 ( La Chorrera
Rank Airport Location Total passengers Annual change Rank change 1: El Dorado International Airport: Bogotá: 39'483,621: TBD% 2: José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín Airport can refer to: José María Córdova International Airport; Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport This page was last edited on 29 ...
The airport opened on July 5, 1932, and was named after the then president of Colombia, Enrique Olaya Herrera, who had supported Mejía and his idea of an airport in Medellin. In the 1940s the city was growing rapidly and new aircraft of the time required better facilities.
The first level includes parking positions for the airplanes, and a baggage claim area. The second/main floor has the check-in counters, airline offices, and domestic and international arrival doors. The third floor has the general waiting room, toilets, stores, restaurants and cafés, free Internet Wi-Fi, a devices charging station, and a VIP ...
On July 9, 2000, a private Curtiss C-46 HK-851-P, crashed near the airport after take off, when the engine number 2 failed due to fire. 10 of 19 people on board were killed including the Captain and First Officer. There were 9 survivors. [6] On 3 November 2010, an explosion took place at the airport warehouse.
Avianca Cargo (formerly Tampa Cargo - Transportes Aereos Mercantiles PanAmericanos S.A.) is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is an all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami , as well as general cargo throughout the Americas.