El Edén International Airport Explained

El Edén International Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén
Iata:AXM
Icao:SKAR
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Colombia
Pushpin Label:AXM
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:Aerocivil
City-Served:Armenia, Colombia
Location:La Tebaida, Colombia
Elevation-F:3990
Coordinates:4.4528°N -75.7661°W
Website: Spanish
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:2500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Passengers movement
Stat1-Data:352.897
Stat2-Header:Cargo movement
Stat2-Data:755 T
Stat3-Header:Air Operations
Stat3-Data:14,002
Footnotes:Sources: WAD[1] GCM

El Edén International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|'''Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén''') is an international airport serving Armenia, the capital of the Quindío Department of Colombia. The airport is southwest of Armenia, near the town of La Tebaida. It handles domestic flights to Bogotá and Medellín and international flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Panama City.

Overview

Following Armenia's 25 January 1999 earthquake, the terminal had to be rebuilt after major seismic activity caused much of the building to collapse. During 2008 and 2009, the airport's runway was extended, the control tower's height was increased, and the terminal building was partly upgraded to include a new international gate and immigration area. The airport is now capable of receiving aircraft such as Boeing 737 and 727, Airbus A319 and A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Fokker 100.

The first international flight to land at El Edén International Airport was operated by Spirit Airlines on 13 November 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, USA. As of September 2023, Spirit Airlines operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from El Edén International to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Airlines and destinations

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for SKAR. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SKAR. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.