Antonio Nariño Airport Explained

Antonio Nariño Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño
Iata:PSO
Icao:SKPS
Pushpin Map:Colombia Nariño Department#Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Mark:Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:PSO
Type:Public
Operator:Aerocivil
City-Served:Pasto, Colombia
Location:Chachagüí
Elevation-F:5951
Coordinates:1.3958°N -77.2911°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:2312
R1-Length-F:7,585
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Passengers movement
Stat1-Data:333,631
Stat2-Header:Cargo movement
Stat2-Data:2,105 T
Stat3-Header:Air operations
Stat3-Data:5,849
Footnotes:Sources: WAD[1] GCM

Antonio Nariño Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño,) is an airport located in the town of Chachagüí and which serves the city of Pasto in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is north of Pasto. It handles only domestic flights in addition to military operations and private charters. A new terminal, administrative and tower control were built, also new navigation equipment was set up due to the increasing number of passengers and cargo flights. Usually Airbus 318, 319, 320, Boeing 737, 727, turboprop and different types of smaller aircraft use the airport

Runway

The airport has a table top runway, built on a plateau of 50 meters because of the surrounding terrain. Due to this, many pilots refer to the airport as an aircraft carrier. The runway is also relatively short for the elevation of the airport.

The position of the runway means that it is often rendered unusable, since in the presence of crosswinds, it prevents aircraft making a safe takeoff and landing. Crosswinds are common during the summer, particularly during the month of August.

Since 2007, the runway has been equipped with an instrument landing system (ILS), which permits airport operations during the night and when there is low visibility. However, a suitable place is being sought for to build a new airport due to the big increase in passengers and cargo and also since the current airport is often closed due to poor weather conditions.

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Notes and References

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