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El Dorado International Airport

El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia, and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and the municipality of Funza in the Western Savanna Province of the Cundinamarca Department. It served over 35 million passengers in 2019 and 740,000 metric tons of cargo in 2018,[3] making it the second busiest airport in South America in terms of passenger traffic and the busiest in terms of cargo traffic. El Dorado is also by far the busiest and most important airport in Colombia, accounting for just under half (49%) of the country's air traffic.[4]

Bogotá International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorOPAIN S.A.
ServesBogotá
LocationFontibón
Hub for
Elevation AMSL2,548 m / 8,360 ft
Coordinates04°42′05″N 74°08′49″W / 4.70139°N 74.14694°W / 4.70139; -74.14694
Websiteeldorado.aero
Map
BOG
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14L/32R 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
14R/32L 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations103,666
Passengers36,478,591[2]
Cargo tonnage535,731 TM

El Dorado is a hub for the Colombian flag-carrier Avianca and subsidiaries Avianca Express and Avianca Cargo. It is also a base for LATAM Colombia, Satena, and a number of other airlines. It is owned by the Government of Colombia and operated by Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional (OPAIN), a consortium composed of Colombian construction and engineering firms, and the Swiss company Flughafen Zürich AG, the company that operates Zurich Airport.

The airport has been named the best airport in South America by World Airport Awards.[5] El Dorado received four-star certification Skytrax in 2022.[6] It was also ranked as having the best staff in South America and 35th place in Skytrax's World's Top 100 Airports.[7]

History Edit

 
Main entrance for domestic departures at El Dorado International Airport
 
Baggage claim hall at Bogota El Dorado Airport
 
International Departures gate in the Terminal 1
 
Just outside of the airport in 2018

Early development Edit

The El Dorado Passenger Terminal was designed during the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Construction began in 1955 and entered in service by December 1959, replacing Techo International Airport, which had been the city's main airport since 1930.

Before its inauguration, Soledad International Airport in Barranquilla was the nation's air hub. It was relegated to secondary importance in the country when El Dorado Airport opened.

The airport reached a milestone in 1973 with over three million passengers and nearly 5 million units of luggage processed. Plans began for a second runway at El Dorado with concerns that the explosive growth would lead to over congestion in the future.[citation needed]

In 1990, the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics (Aerocivil) moved to the airport.[citation needed]

The second runway officially opened in 1998.

Avianca hub Edit

Avianca officially opened a hub in Bogotá in December 1998. The carrier flies to 52 destinations from Bogota as of August 2023.[8]

It is now one of two hubs operated by the carrier, the other being Avianca El Salvador's hub at El Salvador International Airport.

Puente Aéreo Edit

In 1981, Avianca undertook the construction of the Puente Aéreo Terminal inaugurated by President Julio César Turbay Ayala.

The name Puente Aéreo means Air Bridge in English. Avianca's original purpose for the terminal was for flights serving Cali, Medellín, Miami and New York. During the first years of operation and until 2005 Avianca gradually moved all of its domestic operations to the Puente Aéreo and shifted the Miami and New York operations to the main terminal.

This allowed them to streamline their operations by using space previously assigned to customs and immigration for passenger gates and lounges. The culmination of this process came in 2006 when the airline undertook extensive renovations on the building. However, the airline was mindful of the impending and current renovations of El Dorado. One possible plan will be demolishing the Puente Aéreo Terminal, Main terminal and old cargo buildings which will be replaced with a new mega terminal. Many of the renovations made to the terminal in 2006 were obviously temporary and designed to be cheap but effective. For example, the walkways for the new gates are simply floor tiles placed over the old tarmac and the structure is made of aluminum with plastic sheets instead of glass windows. Passengers must cross the lanes used by buses, baggage carts and other vehicles in order to reach the aircraft. Once at the gate travellers must climb stairs to access the plane, the norm in the 1950s and 1960s but has for many years been surpassed by jetways.

In February 2008, Avianca opened a pioneer store called Aviancastore which sells different products including: toy airplanes, hats, umbrellas, clothing, stuffed toys, pens, mugs and other such products, all embossed with the company logo. The store was an instant success and the airline expanded the concept to various other cities in Colombia.

On 28 April 2018, Avianca moved its entire domestic operation to Terminal 1 and local carriers Satena and EasyFly started operating from Puente Aéreo or Terminal 2

CATAM military airport Edit

On 3 September 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party to Leticia. Colonel Acevedo also served as Colombia's General Director of aviation. Although the military air transport infrastructure was not formed yet, that mission was accomplished during the conflict with Peru in a rudimentary but effective way, with aircraft like the Junkers W-34, Ju-52 and BT-32 Condor.

In 1954 he created a "Liaison Squadron" operating under direct orders of the President of the Republic, at the time, Gen. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. The Squadron was located in the Airport of Techo, the first airport of Bogotá. Its success led to the creation of a Military Airlift Group, which reached the category of Transportation Base in 1959. By then El Dorado International Airport was finished, so the Colombian Air Force ordered the transfer of the Unit to an area adjacent to the new Airport of El Dorado, using the civil airport facilities, while finishing the construction of a new base. The base was baptized as Comando Aéreo de Transporte Militar (Military Transportation Air Command) or CATAM. The base was inaugurated on 28 May 1963.

The base acquired the status of Operations and Logistics Support Center by FAC Directive No. 4429 of 8 July 1963, starting operations on 25 October. In 1968 the first two Hercules C-130B, with Colombian airplane military numbers FAC-1001 and FAC-1002, were delivered to this base. These aircraft, clearly designed for war missions and troop and materials transport, were able to use short and unpaved runways used in military operations through the country, fulfilling the needs of Colombian Air Force.

In 1977, the Military Transport Aviation Command was named after the Colombian aviation pioneer, Honorary Brigadier General Camilo Daza Alvarez. In order to expand its capacity for troop and cargo transportation in support of surface forces, in their fight against subversion and drug trafficking, the Air Force acquired new C-130 Hercules aircraft that been used for security purposes but also for humanitarian assistance. Between 1990 and 1991 the base received from the U.S. government six C-130B aircraft to support operations to combat drug trafficking and guerrillas.

In 1996 the base opened new ground accesses through an area devoted to the Military Transport Aviation Command. The narrow street that impeded the entrance and exit of vehicles was replaced by a dual carriageway and a tunnel that allows access to vehicular traffic passing below the airplane access ramp to runway number 2 of El Dorado International Airport. The parking lot was also enlarged to serve up to 260 vehicles. The base hosts the Colombian Air Force Museum, which has planes in display that represent the various types used in service during the 85 years history of the force.[9]

In 2003 NVG equipment for night vision air operations was installed in Hercules C-130 and CN-235 Nurtanio airplanes. This increased the operational and support capacity of the base given to ground Army force, by allowing transportation, parachuting and aeromedical evacuation on combat runways lacking illumination. In this way Colombian Air Force almost doubled its operating capacity at this base, since it works 24 hours a day.[10]

Terminals and facilities Edit

The main passenger terminal is known as Terminal 1 (T1). The T1 building is shaped like a lowercase "h" and is divided into two piers or concourses: the international one to the north side and the domestic pier/concourse on the south side. Terminal 1 has four airline lounges (operated by LATAM, Avianca, Copa and American), in addition to the El Dorado Lounge by Mastercard in the international concourse and one airline lounge (operated by Avianca) in the domestic concourse. It also offers a variety of food options, both on the air and land side, and several retail stores and cafés in the duty-free area. There are also car rental facilities, ticket counters, ATMs, telephones, restrooms, luggage storage space and even a small casino. The terminal has complimentary Wi-Fi service.

T1 has several check-in counter areas, check-in kiosks and expanded immigration lanes compared to the previous terminal. "Express lanes" were added for holders of biometric passports and Global Entry Membership. The new terminal has moving walkways, escalators and elevators to guarantee universal access and faster connections. The new terminal contains 32 gates: 10 for international flights and 22 for domestic flights, five of which are remote stands.

The "Puente Aéreo" is currently Terminal 2 (T2). It had previously been Avianca's exclusive terminal for domestic flights. On April 29, 2018, the airline moved the remainder of its domestic operation from T2 to T1, which in turn meant the switch from T1 to T2 of EasyFly and Satena, who are currently the sole operators at the terminal. Terminal 2 contains a revamped food plaza, some retail stores, and ATMs.

The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics (Aerocivil) is located in the new Aerocivil Building, located on the airport property.[11][12] Previously it was located on the fourth floor of the main terminal building.[13][14]

Due to the high demand for passengers, the need has become apparent to build a new, more modern airport with a larger capacity for both commercial and cargo flights. The process began with the creation of the new terminal. On 7 February 2007, the airport gave a concession to the consortium Opain. The national government accepted the proposal with Opain (airport operating company), to demolish the airport on 14 March 2008, after having given its concession. Initially the grant provided for the modernization of existing buildings and the construction of some additional buildings connected to the main terminal, but during the upgrading works (see below, Milestone 1), structural defects were discovered, which do not compromise the integrity of the building today. Opain from the beginning had proposed to demolish the aging terminal and had even submitted a new design to replace it, but the government had strongly opposed it due to pressing budget and legal issues (because it would be a big change to the terms of the concession, which could make Opain as well as other competitors who participated in the tender submitted claims), although many sectors of public opinion agreed with Opain. After the structural problems were discovered, the government agreed to the demolition of the airport and compensation for the renovations that Opain had already been hired to perform (Milestone 1). For the airport to handle 16 million passengers annually and 1.5 million tons of cargo, Opain plans to move the cargo terminal to allow the expansion of the passenger terminal and ensure access for at least an additional avenue to 26th Street.

On 19 September 2007, the implementation of Milestone 1 of the plan for modernization and expansion of the airport began. This consists of expanding the current Central Arrivals Hall of the terminal and installation of the CUTE system at the terminal. This was completed in March 2008. Additionally, the construction of the new cargo terminal, a new building for the office of civil aviation, a new fire station, an administrative center and quarantine were completed in September 2009.

The third milestone of the project began in late November 2009. Terminal 2, located on the north side of the current terminal, will handle all international passengers and its construction was set for 2012. The old building or Terminal 1 will handle only national passengers, except for Avianca's which will continue being served on Terminal Puente Aereo. Soon after Terminal 2 begins its operation, the old Terminal 1 building will be demolished in order to build a new terminal for domestic passengers. On 17 October, the new Terminal 2 was inaugurated and on the 19th, every international operation was moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. The new El Dorado International Airport, designed by Zyscovich Architects, was the largest infrastructure project in the city, when it was completed in July 2014.[15]

Future development proposals Edit

 
Windows on the main platform
 
Vehicles on the apron

In January 2015, a two-stage plan was proposed to improve Bogota's aerial access, as part of a greater endeavor to modernize Colombia's airports. The plan included a major expansion to the current main terminal with the effect of increasing the number of gates from 37 to 56 and thus raising the capacity of the airport from 27 million passengers to 40 million. Phase 1 also includes improvements to the runway to increase efficiency. The time scale for phase one was announced as approximately 24 months. Phase 2 involves the construction of a brand new secondary airport, currently called El Dorado II, in the suburb of Facatativa west of Bogota. The new airport was due to open in 2023.[16] It was expected that El Dorado and El Dorado II will be connected via a commuter/light rail project.[17]

In 2023, plans were announced to double the capacity of El Dorado Airport with capacity to reach 60 million passengers with a contract awarded by 2025.[18]

Airlines and destinations Edit

Passenger Edit

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some flights are currently suspended.[needs update]

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Air Canada Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
Arajet Santiago de los Caballeros (begins October 30, 2023),[19] Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Avianca Armenia, Aruba, Asunción, Barcelona, Barranquilla, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Boston, Bucaramanga, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cali, Cancún, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Curaçao, Cusco (begins October 30, 2023),[20] Florencia, Fort Lauderdale, Guatemala City, Ipiales, La Paz, Leticia, Lima, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manaus, Medellín–JMC, Mexico City, Miami, Montería, Montevideo, Neiva, New York–JFK, Orlando, Panama City–Tocumen, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Riohacha, San Andrés Island, San José (CR), San Juan, San Salvador, Santa Marta, Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sincelejo, Tegucigalpa/Comayagua (begins October 31, 2023),[20] Toronto–Pearson, Valledupar, Villavicencio, Washington–Dulles, Yopal
Avianca Costa Rica San José (CR)
Avianca Ecuador Aruba, Guayaquil, Panama City–Tocumen, Quito, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru
Avianca El Salvador San Salvador
Avianca Guatemala Guatemala City
Avianca Express Armenia, Barrancabermeja, Florencia, Ibagué, Neiva, Popayán, Tumaco, Villavicencio, Yopal
Clic Arauca, Armenia, Barrancabermeja, Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Florencia, La Macarena, Manizales, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Neiva, Pereira, Popayán, Puerto Asís, Puerto Inírida, Quibdó, San José del Guaviare, Tumaco, Yopal
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, New York–JFK
Edelweiss Air Zürich1 (begins November 22, 2023)[21]
Iberia Madrid
JetBlue Fort Lauderdale
JetSmart Chile Santiago de Chile
KLM Amsterdam2
LASER Airlines Caracas[22]
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Chile Miami, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Colombia Armenia, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Leticia, Medellín–JMC, Miami, Montería, Neiva, Orlando,[23] Pasto, Pereira, San Andrés Island, Santa Marta, Yopal
LATAM Ecuador Guayaquil (ends January 31, 2024),[24] Quito
LATAM Perú Lima
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Madrid
SATENA Aguachica, Apartadó, Arauca, Buenaventura, Caracas, Florencia, Ipiales, La Macarena, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Mitú, Pitalito, Puerto Asís, Puerto Carreño, Puerto Inírida, Puerto Leguízamo, Quibdó, San José del Guaviare, San Vicente del Caguan, Saravena, Sincelejo, Tame, Tolú, Tumaco, Villagarzon, Villavicencio
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale, Orlando
Turkish Airlines Istanbul3
Turpial AirlinesCaracas, Valencia (VE)
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental, Newark
Viva Aerobus Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey
Volaris Cancún, Mexico City
Volaris Costa Rica San José (CR)
Wingo Armenia, Aruba, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga,[25] Cali, Cancún, Caracas,[26] Cartagena, Curaçao, Guayaquil, Havana, Lima, Medellín–JMC, Panama City–Tocumen, Pereira, Punta Cana, Quito, San José (CR), Santa Marta, Santo Domingo–Las Américas

Note:

  • ^1 Edelweiss Air's flight from Bogotá to Zurich makes a stop in Cartagena. However, the airline does not have eighth freedom traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena. The flight from Zurich to Bogotá is non-stop.
  • ^2 KLM's flight from Bogotá to Amsterdam makes a stop in Cartagena. However, the airline does not have eight freedom traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena. The flight from Amsterdam to Bogotá is non-stop.
  • ^3 Turkish Airlines' flight from Bogotá to Istanbul makes a stop in Panama City. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Panama City. The flight from Istanbul to Bogotá is non-stop.

Cargo Edit

AirlinesDestinations
21 Air Miami
ABX Air Miami
Aerosucre Quito
AeroUnion Miami
Air Canada Cargo Miami, Montréal–Trudeau, San Juan
Atlas Air Miami
Avianca Cargo Asunción, Campinas, Curitiba, Dallas/Fort Worth, Lima, Medellín–JMC, Miami, Montevideo, Quito, Santiago de Chile
CargoJet Miami
Cargolux Aguadilla, Latacunga, Luxembourg, Quito, Santiago de Chile
DHL Aero Expreso Cincinnati, Miami, Panama City-Tocumen
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa, Liège, Mexico City, Miami, Quito[27]
FedEx Express Memphis, Miami
Korean Air Cargo Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
LATAM Cargo Brasil Fortaleza, Guayaquil, Manaus, Miami, Quito
LATAM Cargo Chile Miami
LATAM Cargo Colombia Huntsville,[28] Miami, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Quito, Amsterdam
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas Aruba, Quito
Lufthansa Cargo Frankfurt
Martinair Amsterdam, Miami, Quito
Mas Air Guadalajara, Mexico City
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha, Luxembourg, Mexico City
Turkish Cargo Aguadilla, Istanbul, Maastricht/Aachen, Miami, New York–JFK, Zaragoza
UPS Airlines Louisville, Miami
Vensecar Internacional Caracas
Western Global Airlines Miami

Maps Edit

International destinations map
 
 
BOG
 
LIM
 
MAD
 
MEX
 
PTY
 
MIA
 
GRU
 
SCL
 
UIO
 
CUN
 
FLL
 
JFK
 
GYE
 
MCO
 
ZRH
 
SAL
 
IAH
 
CDG
 
BCN
 
CCS
 
EZE
 
PUJ
 
LHR
 
FRA
 
SJO
 
ATL
 
AUA
 
GIG
 
HAV
 
LAX
 
SDQ
 
SJU
 
YYZ
 
EWR
 
AMS
 
CNF
 
BOS
 
CUZ
 
IAD
 
MAO
 
XPL
 
GDL
 
DFW
 
MTY
 
GUA
 
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International destinations from El Dorado International Airport.

Statistics Edit

Traffic figures Edit

Annual passenger traffic at BOG airport. See Wikidata query.
Movements 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Passengers 31,041,841 30,566,473 27,430,266 25,009,483 22,525,873 20,427,603 18,934,203 14,899,199 13,548,420
Cargo (TM) 773,475 769,823 636,657 622,145 637,153 618,062 594,946 512,844 578,812
Movements 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Passengers 12,763,979 11,771,284 10,711,108 10,003,434 7,281,664 7,533,000 7,380,052 7,212,583
Cargo (TM) 585,598 590,931 585,598 531,474 482,152 420,605 374,608 378,035

Busiest routes Edit

Busiest international routes (roundtrip) out of El Dorado International Airport (2019)
Rank City Passengers % Load Factor % Change Airlines
1 Lima, Peru 885,278 82.63%   5.87% Avianca, Avianca Perú, LATAM Perú, Viva Air Colombia, Viva Air Perú
2 Madrid, Spain 878,748 88.82%   12.4% Air Europa, Avianca, Iberia
3 Mexico City, Mexico 833,665 81.73%   15.42% Aeroméxico, Avianca, Viva Aerobus, Viva Air Colombia, Volaris, Wingo
4 Panama City, Panama 801,463 80.56%   0.12% Avianca, Copa Airlines, Wingo
5 Miami, United States 745,857 86.99%   7.53% American Airlines, Avianca, LATAM, Spirit Airlines
6 São Paulo, Brazil 642,902 94.52%   26.02% Avianca, LATAM Brasil
7 Santiago de Chile 642,115 75.70%   18.63% Avianca, Jetsmart, LATAM
8 Quito, Ecuador 423,743 75.32%   3.11% Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, Wingo
9 Cancun, Mexico 355,711 78.11%   17.87% Avianca, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, Wingo
10 Fort Lauderdale, USA 343,281 90.65%   10.11% Avianca, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines
Busiest domestic routes (roundtrip) out of El Dorado International Airport (2018)[29]
Rank City Passengers Airlines
1 Medellin, Antioquia 3,956,006 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
2 Cartagena, Bolívar 2,947,551 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia, Wingo.
3 Cali, Valle del Cauca 2,735,432 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
4 Barranquilla, Atlántico 1,756,938 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
5 Santa Marta, Magdalena 1,526,802 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
6 Bucaramanga, Santander 1,322,449 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
7 Pereira, Risaralda 1,218,550 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
8 San Andrés 1,107,089 Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
9 Cucuta, Norte de Santander 949,083 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.
10 Monteria, Córdoba 607,278 Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia.

Accidents and incidents Edit

  • On 7 June 1973, Vickers Viscount HK-1061 of Aerolíneas TAO was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident on landing.[30]
  • On 24 January 1980, Douglas C-53D HK-2214 of Aerotal Colombia crashed after an in-flight engine failure following which the propeller on the engine was feathered. The aircraft was on a test flight. All four on board were killed.[31]
  • On 8 February 1986, Douglas DC-3 HK-3031 of SAEP Colombia crashed on approach. The port engine had lost power shortly after take-off on a cargo flight to Rondon Airport and the decision was made to return to Bogotá. Although the aircraft was destroyed in the post-impact fire, all five people on board survived.[32]
  • On 27 November 1989, Avianca Flight 203, flying from Bogota to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, was destroyed by a bomb while flying over Soacha. All 107 passengers and crew and three people on the ground died. Pablo Escobar bombed the plane in an attempt to assassinate presidential candidate César Gaviria Trujillo, who was not on the plane and was elected President of Colombia in 1990.
  • On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52, flying on a Bogotá-Medellín-New York JFK route, crashed on Long Island after running out of fuel.
  • On 20 April 1998, Air France Flight 422 from Eldorado Airport to Quito, Ecuador, using an aircraft leased from TAME and flown with Ecuadorian crew, crashed less than two minutes after taking off into a mountain in eastern Bogotá. All 43 passengers and 10 crew died.[33]
  • On 7 July 2008, a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209B, operating as Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164 on an aircraft that had been leased to Centurion Air Cargo, crashed shortly after departing from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá at 3:55 am. The plane was en route to Miami, Florida, with a shipment of flowers. After reporting a fire in one of the engines, the plane attempted returning to the airport but crashed near the village of Madrid, Colombia. One of the plane's engines hit a farm house, killing an adult and two children who lived there. The crew of eight survived.[34][35]

Accolades Edit

In 2016 and 2017 the airport was named the best in South America by World Airport Awards.[5] It received four-star rating by Skytrax and was listed in the top 50 of the "World's Top 100 Airports" list in both years.[7] Its staff was rated the best in South America by the World Airport Awards in 2017.[6][36]

In media Edit

See also Edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this article Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources El Dorado International Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the international airport of Bogota Colombia For other similarly named airports see El Dorado Airport disambiguation El Dorado International Airport IATA BOG ICAO SKBO is an international airport serving Bogota Colombia and its surrounding areas The airport is located mostly in the Fontibon district of Bogota although it partially extends into the Engativa district and the municipality of Funza in the Western Savanna Province of the Cundinamarca Department It served over 35 million passengers in 2019 and 740 000 metric tons of cargo in 2018 3 making it the second busiest airport in South America in terms of passenger traffic and the busiest in terms of cargo traffic El Dorado is also by far the busiest and most important airport in Colombia accounting for just under half 49 of the country s air traffic 4 Bogota International AirportAeropuerto Internacional El DoradoIATA BOGICAO SKBOWMO 80222 1 SummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryOperatorOPAIN S A ServesBogotaLocationFontibonHub forAerCaribe Aerosucre Avianca Avianca Cargo Avianca Express Central Charter de Colombia Copa Airlines Colombia EasyFly Helicol LATAM Cargo Colombia LATAM Colombia LAS Cargo SADELCA SAEP SATENA WingoElevation AMSL2 548 m 8 360 ftCoordinates04 42 05 N 74 08 49 W 4 70139 N 74 14694 W 4 70139 74 14694Websiteeldorado wbr aeroMapBOGLocation of airport in ColombiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft14L 32R 3 800 12 467 Asphalt14R 32L 3 800 12 467 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Aircraft operations103 666Passengers36 478 591 2 Cargo tonnage535 731 TMEl Dorado is a hub for the Colombian flag carrier Avianca and subsidiaries Avianca Express and Avianca Cargo It is also a base for LATAM Colombia Satena and a number of other airlines It is owned by the Government of Colombia and operated by Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional OPAIN a consortium composed of Colombian construction and engineering firms and the Swiss company Flughafen Zurich AG the company that operates Zurich Airport The airport has been named the best airport in South America by World Airport Awards 5 El Dorado received four star certification Skytrax in 2022 6 It was also ranked as having the best staff in South America and 35th place in Skytrax s World s Top 100 Airports 7 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early development 1 2 Avianca hub 1 3 Puente Aereo 1 4 CATAM military airport 2 Terminals and facilities 3 Future development proposals 4 Airlines and destinations 4 1 Passenger 4 2 Cargo 4 3 Maps 5 Statistics 5 1 Traffic figures 5 2 Busiest routes 6 Accidents and incidents 7 Accolades 8 In media 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Main entrance for domestic departures at El Dorado International Airport nbsp Baggage claim hall at Bogota El Dorado Airport nbsp International Departures gate in the Terminal 1 nbsp Just outside of the airport in 2018Early development Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The El Dorado Passenger Terminal was designed during the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Construction began in 1955 and entered in service by December 1959 replacing Techo International Airport which had been the city s main airport since 1930 Before its inauguration Soledad International Airport in Barranquilla was the nation s air hub It was relegated to secondary importance in the country when El Dorado Airport opened The airport reached a milestone in 1973 with over three million passengers and nearly 5 million units of luggage processed Plans began for a second runway at El Dorado with concerns that the explosive growth would lead to over congestion in the future citation needed In 1990 the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics Aerocivil moved to the airport citation needed The second runway officially opened in 1998 Avianca hub Edit Avianca officially opened a hub in Bogota in December 1998 The carrier flies to 52 destinations from Bogota as of August 2023 8 It is now one of two hubs operated by the carrier the other being Avianca El Salvador s hub at El Salvador International Airport Puente Aereo Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1981 Avianca undertook the construction of the Puente Aereo Terminal inaugurated by President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala The name Puente Aereo means Air Bridge in English Avianca s original purpose for the terminal was for flights serving Cali Medellin Miami and New York During the first years of operation and until 2005 Avianca gradually moved all of its domestic operations to the Puente Aereo and shifted the Miami and New York operations to the main terminal This allowed them to streamline their operations by using space previously assigned to customs and immigration for passenger gates and lounges The culmination of this process came in 2006 when the airline undertook extensive renovations on the building However the airline was mindful of the impending and current renovations of El Dorado One possible plan will be demolishing the Puente Aereo Terminal Main terminal and old cargo buildings which will be replaced with a new mega terminal Many of the renovations made to the terminal in 2006 were obviously temporary and designed to be cheap but effective For example the walkways for the new gates are simply floor tiles placed over the old tarmac and the structure is made of aluminum with plastic sheets instead of glass windows Passengers must cross the lanes used by buses baggage carts and other vehicles in order to reach the aircraft Once at the gate travellers must climb stairs to access the plane the norm in the 1950s and 1960s but has for many years been surpassed by jetways In February 2008 Avianca opened a pioneer store called Aviancastore which sells different products including toy airplanes hats umbrellas clothing stuffed toys pens mugs and other such products all embossed with the company logo The store was an instant success and the airline expanded the concept to various other cities in Colombia On 28 April 2018 Avianca moved its entire domestic operation to Terminal 1 and local carriers Satena and EasyFly started operating from Puente Aereo or Terminal 2 CATAM military airport Edit On 3 September 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia when a Junkers F 13 carried Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party to Leticia Colonel Acevedo also served as Colombia s General Director of aviation Although the military air transport infrastructure was not formed yet that mission was accomplished during the conflict with Peru in a rudimentary but effective way with aircraft like the Junkers W 34 Ju 52 and BT 32 Condor In 1954 he created a Liaison Squadron operating under direct orders of the President of the Republic at the time Gen Gustavo Rojas Pinilla The Squadron was located in the Airport of Techo the first airport of Bogota Its success led to the creation of a Military Airlift Group which reached the category of Transportation Base in 1959 By then El Dorado International Airport was finished so the Colombian Air Force ordered the transfer of the Unit to an area adjacent to the new Airport of El Dorado using the civil airport facilities while finishing the construction of a new base The base was baptized as Comando Aereo de Transporte Militar Military Transportation Air Command or CATAM The base was inaugurated on 28 May 1963 The base acquired the status of Operations and Logistics Support Center by FAC Directive No 4429 of 8 July 1963 starting operations on 25 October In 1968 the first two Hercules C 130B with Colombian airplane military numbers FAC 1001 and FAC 1002 were delivered to this base These aircraft clearly designed for war missions and troop and materials transport were able to use short and unpaved runways used in military operations through the country fulfilling the needs of Colombian Air Force In 1977 the Military Transport Aviation Command was named after the Colombian aviation pioneer Honorary Brigadier General Camilo Daza Alvarez In order to expand its capacity for troop and cargo transportation in support of surface forces in their fight against subversion and drug trafficking the Air Force acquired new C 130 Hercules aircraft that been used for security purposes but also for humanitarian assistance Between 1990 and 1991 the base received from the U S government six C 130B aircraft to support operations to combat drug trafficking and guerrillas In 1996 the base opened new ground accesses through an area devoted to the Military Transport Aviation Command The narrow street that impeded the entrance and exit of vehicles was replaced by a dual carriageway and a tunnel that allows access to vehicular traffic passing below the airplane access ramp to runway number 2 of El Dorado International Airport The parking lot was also enlarged to serve up to 260 vehicles The base hosts the Colombian Air Force Museum which has planes in display that represent the various types used in service during the 85 years history of the force 9 In 2003 NVG equipment for night vision air operations was installed in Hercules C 130 and CN 235 Nurtanio airplanes This increased the operational and support capacity of the base given to ground Army force by allowing transportation parachuting and aeromedical evacuation on combat runways lacking illumination In this way Colombian Air Force almost doubled its operating capacity at this base since it works 24 hours a day 10 Terminals and facilities EditThe main passenger terminal is known as Terminal 1 T1 The T1 building is shaped like a lowercase h and is divided into two piers or concourses the international one to the north side and the domestic pier concourse on the south side Terminal 1 has four airline lounges operated by LATAM Avianca Copa and American in addition to the El Dorado Lounge by Mastercard in the international concourse and one airline lounge operated by Avianca in the domestic concourse It also offers a variety of food options both on the air and land side and several retail stores and cafes in the duty free area There are also car rental facilities ticket counters ATMs telephones restrooms luggage storage space and even a small casino The terminal has complimentary Wi Fi service T1 has several check in counter areas check in kiosks and expanded immigration lanes compared to the previous terminal Express lanes were added for holders of biometric passports and Global Entry Membership The new terminal has moving walkways escalators and elevators to guarantee universal access and faster connections The new terminal contains 32 gates 10 for international flights and 22 for domestic flights five of which are remote stands The Puente Aereo is currently Terminal 2 T2 It had previously been Avianca s exclusive terminal for domestic flights On April 29 2018 the airline moved the remainder of its domestic operation from T2 to T1 which in turn meant the switch from T1 to T2 of EasyFly and Satena who are currently the sole operators at the terminal Terminal 2 contains a revamped food plaza some retail stores and ATMs The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics Aerocivil is located in the new Aerocivil Building located on the airport property 11 12 Previously it was located on the fourth floor of the main terminal building 13 14 Due to the high demand for passengers the need has become apparent to build a new more modern airport with a larger capacity for both commercial and cargo flights The process began with the creation of the new terminal On 7 February 2007 the airport gave a concession to the consortium Opain The national government accepted the proposal with Opain airport operating company to demolish the airport on 14 March 2008 after having given its concession Initially the grant provided for the modernization of existing buildings and the construction of some additional buildings connected to the main terminal but during the upgrading works see below Milestone 1 structural defects were discovered which do not compromise the integrity of the building today Opain from the beginning had proposed to demolish the aging terminal and had even submitted a new design to replace it but the government had strongly opposed it due to pressing budget and legal issues because it would be a big change to the terms of the concession which could make Opain as well as other competitors who participated in the tender submitted claims although many sectors of public opinion agreed with Opain After the structural problems were discovered the government agreed to the demolition of the airport and compensation for the renovations that Opain had already been hired to perform Milestone 1 For the airport to handle 16 million passengers annually and 1 5 million tons of cargo Opain plans to move the cargo terminal to allow the expansion of the passenger terminal and ensure access for at least an additional avenue to 26th Street On 19 September 2007 the implementation of Milestone 1 of the plan for modernization and expansion of the airport began This consists of expanding the current Central Arrivals Hall of the terminal and installation of the CUTE system at the terminal This was completed in March 2008 Additionally the construction of the new cargo terminal a new building for the office of civil aviation a new fire station an administrative center and quarantine were completed in September 2009 The third milestone of the project began in late November 2009 Terminal 2 located on the north side of the current terminal will handle all international passengers and its construction was set for 2012 The old building or Terminal 1 will handle only national passengers except for Avianca s which will continue being served on Terminal Puente Aereo Soon after Terminal 2 begins its operation the old Terminal 1 building will be demolished in order to build a new terminal for domestic passengers On 17 October the new Terminal 2 was inaugurated and on the 19th every international operation was moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 The new El Dorado International Airport designed by Zyscovich Architects was the largest infrastructure project in the city when it was completed in July 2014 15 Future development proposals EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources El Dorado International Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Windows on the main platform nbsp Vehicles on the apronIn January 2015 a two stage plan was proposed to improve Bogota s aerial access as part of a greater endeavor to modernize Colombia s airports The plan included a major expansion to the current main terminal with the effect of increasing the number of gates from 37 to 56 and thus raising the capacity of the airport from 27 million passengers to 40 million Phase 1 also includes improvements to the runway to increase efficiency The time scale for phase one was announced as approximately 24 months Phase 2 involves the construction of a brand new secondary airport currently called El Dorado II in the suburb of Facatativa west of Bogota The new airport was due to open in 2023 16 It was expected that El Dorado and El Dorado II will be connected via a commuter light rail project 17 In 2023 plans were announced to double the capacity of El Dorado Airport with capacity to reach 60 million passengers with a contract awarded by 2025 18 Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport Due to the COVID 19 pandemic some flights are currently suspended needs update AirlinesDestinationsAerolineas ArgentinasBuenos Aires AeroparqueAeromexicoMexico CityAir CanadaMontreal Trudeau Toronto PearsonAir EuropaMadridAir FranceParis Charles de GaulleAmerican AirlinesDallas Fort Worth MiamiArajetSantiago de los Caballeros begins October 30 2023 19 Santo Domingo Las AmericasAviancaArmenia Aruba Asuncion Barcelona Barranquilla Belo Horizonte Confins Boston Bucaramanga Buenos Aires Ezeiza Cali Cancun Cartagena Cucuta Curacao Cusco begins October 30 2023 20 Florencia Fort Lauderdale Guatemala City Ipiales La Paz Leticia Lima London Heathrow Los Angeles Madrid Manaus Medellin JMC Mexico City Miami Monteria Montevideo Neiva New York JFK Orlando Panama City Tocumen Pasto Pereira Popayan Punta Cana Quito Rio de Janeiro Galeao Riohacha San Andres Island San Jose CR San Juan San Salvador Santa Marta Santiago de Chile Santo Domingo Las Americas Sao Paulo Guarulhos Sincelejo Tegucigalpa Comayagua begins October 31 2023 20 Toronto Pearson Valledupar Villavicencio Washington Dulles YopalAvianca Costa RicaSan Jose CR Avianca EcuadorAruba Guayaquil Panama City Tocumen Quito Santa Cruz de la Sierra Viru ViruAvianca El SalvadorSan SalvadorAvianca GuatemalaGuatemala CityAvianca ExpressArmenia Barrancabermeja Florencia Ibague Neiva Popayan Tumaco Villavicencio YopalClicArauca Armenia Barrancabermeja Bucaramanga Buenaventura Cali Cartagena Cucuta Florencia La Macarena Manizales Medellin Olaya Herrera Neiva Pereira Popayan Puerto Asis Puerto Inirida Quibdo San Jose del Guaviare Tumaco YopalCopa AirlinesPanama City TocumenDelta Air LinesAtlanta New York JFKEdelweiss AirZurich1 begins November 22 2023 21 IberiaMadridJetBlueFort LauderdaleJetSmart ChileSantiago de ChileKLMAmsterdam2LASER AirlinesCaracas 22 LATAM BrasilSao Paulo GuarulhosLATAM ChileMiami Santiago de ChileLATAM ColombiaArmenia Barranquilla Bucaramanga Cali Cartagena Cucuta Leticia Medellin JMC Miami Monteria Neiva Orlando 23 Pasto Pereira San Andres Island Santa Marta YopalLATAM EcuadorGuayaquil ends January 31 2024 24 QuitoLATAM PeruLimaLufthansaFrankfurtPlus Ultra Lineas AereasMadridSATENAAguachica Apartado Arauca Buenaventura Caracas Florencia Ipiales La Macarena Medellin Olaya Herrera Mitu Pitalito Puerto Asis Puerto Carreno Puerto Inirida Puerto Leguizamo Quibdo San Jose del Guaviare San Vicente del Caguan Saravena Sincelejo Tame Tolu Tumaco Villagarzon VillavicencioSky AirlineSantiago de ChileSpirit AirlinesFort Lauderdale OrlandoTurkish AirlinesIstanbul3Turpial AirlinesCaracas Valencia VE United AirlinesHouston Intercontinental NewarkViva AerobusCancun Guadalajara Mexico City MonterreyVolarisCancun Mexico CityVolaris Costa RicaSan Jose CR WingoArmenia Aruba Barranquilla Bucaramanga 25 Cali Cancun Caracas 26 Cartagena Curacao Guayaquil Havana Lima Medellin JMC Panama City Tocumen Pereira Punta Cana Quito San Jose CR Santa Marta Santo Domingo Las AmericasNote 1 Edelweiss Air s flight from Bogota to Zurich makes a stop in Cartagena However the airline does not have eighth freedom traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogota and Cartagena The flight from Zurich to Bogota is non stop 2 KLM s flight from Bogota to Amsterdam makes a stop in Cartagena However the airline does not have eight freedom traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogota and Cartagena The flight from Amsterdam to Bogota is non stop 3 Turkish Airlines flight from Bogota to Istanbul makes a stop in Panama City However the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogota and Panama City The flight from Istanbul to Bogota is non stop Cargo Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinations21 AirMiamiABX AirMiamiAerosucreQuitoAeroUnionMiamiAir Canada CargoMiami Montreal Trudeau San JuanAtlas AirMiamiAvianca CargoAsuncion Campinas Curitiba Dallas Fort Worth Lima Medellin JMC Miami Montevideo Quito Santiago de ChileCargoJetMiamiCargoluxAguadilla Latacunga Luxembourg Quito Santiago de ChileDHL Aero ExpresoCincinnati Miami Panama City TocumenEmirates SkyCargoDubai Al MaktoumEthiopian Airlines CargoAddis Ababa Liege Mexico City Miami Quito 27 FedEx ExpressMemphis MiamiKorean Air CargoSeoul Incheon Tokyo NaritaLATAM Cargo BrasilFortaleza Guayaquil Manaus Miami QuitoLATAM Cargo ChileMiamiLATAM Cargo ColombiaHuntsville 28 Miami Rio de Janeiro Galeao Quito AmsterdamLineas Aereas SuramericanasAruba QuitoLufthansa CargoFrankfurtMartinairAmsterdam Miami QuitoMas AirGuadalajara Mexico CityQatar Airways CargoDoha Luxembourg Mexico CityTurkish CargoAguadilla Istanbul Maastricht Aachen Miami New York JFK ZaragozaUPS AirlinesLouisville MiamiVensecar InternacionalCaracasWestern Global AirlinesMiamiMaps Edit Domestic destinations map nbsp nbsp Bogota nbsp Monteria nbsp Medellin JMC Medellin EOH nbsp Barranquilla nbsp Cartagena nbsp Santa Marta nbsp San Andres nbsp Leticia nbsp Valledupar nbsp Cali nbsp Pereira nbsp Cucuta nbsp Bucaramanga nbsp Yopal nbsp Armenia nbsp Pasto nbsp Neiva nbsp Riohacha nbsp Barrancabermeja nbsp Manizales nbsp Popayan nbsp Ibague nbsp Florencia nbsp Quibdo nbsp Arauca nbsp Villavicencio nbsp Sincelejo Corozal nbsp Puerto Asis nbsp Puerto Carreno nbsp Apartado nbsp Mitu nbsp Buenaventura nbsp Puerto Inirida nbsp La Macarena nbsp Pitalito nbsp San Jose del Guaviare nbsp Tumaco nbsp Ipiales nbsp Villagarzon nbsp Saravena nbsp Tame nbsp Aguachica nbsp Puerto Leguizamo nbsp San Vicente del Caguan nbsp Toluclass notpageimage Domestic destinations from El Dorado International Airport International destinations map nbsp nbsp BOG nbsp LIM nbsp MAD nbsp MEX nbsp PTY nbsp MIA nbsp GRU nbsp SCL nbsp UIO nbsp CUN nbsp FLL nbsp JFK nbsp GYE nbsp MCO nbsp ZRH nbsp SAL nbsp IAH nbsp CDG nbsp BCN nbsp CCS nbsp EZE nbsp PUJ nbsp LHR nbsp FRA nbsp SJO nbsp ATL nbsp AUA nbsp GIG nbsp HAV nbsp LAX nbsp SDQ nbsp SJU nbsp YYZ nbsp EWR nbsp AMS nbsp CNF nbsp BOS nbsp CUZ nbsp IAD nbsp MAO nbsp XPL nbsp GDL nbsp DFW nbsp MTY nbsp GUA nbsp CUR nbsp IST nbsp YUL nbsp AEP nbsp VVU nbsp LPB nbsp ASU nbsp MVD nbsp CUZclass notpageimage International destinations from El Dorado International Airport Statistics EditTraffic figures Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at BOG airport See Wikidata query Movements 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008Passengers 31 041 841 30 566 473 27 430 266 25 009 483 22 525 873 20 427 603 18 934 203 14 899 199 13 548 420Cargo TM 773 475 769 823 636 657 622 145 637 153 618 062 594 946 512 844 578 812Movements 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000Passengers 12 763 979 11 771 284 10 711 108 10 003 434 7 281 664 7 533 000 7 380 052 7 212 583Cargo TM 585 598 590 931 585 598 531 474 482 152 420 605 374 608 378 035Busiest routes Edit Busiest international routes roundtrip out of El Dorado International Airport 2019 Rank City Passengers Load Factor Change Airlines1 Lima Peru 885 278 82 63 nbsp 5 87 Avianca Avianca Peru LATAM Peru Viva Air Colombia Viva Air Peru2 Madrid Spain 878 748 88 82 nbsp 12 4 Air Europa Avianca Iberia3 Mexico City Mexico 833 665 81 73 nbsp 15 42 Aeromexico Avianca Viva Aerobus Viva Air Colombia Volaris Wingo4 Panama City Panama 801 463 80 56 nbsp 0 12 Avianca Copa Airlines Wingo5 Miami United States 745 857 86 99 nbsp 7 53 American Airlines Avianca LATAM Spirit Airlines6 Sao Paulo Brazil 642 902 94 52 nbsp 26 02 Avianca LATAM Brasil7 Santiago de Chile 642 115 75 70 nbsp 18 63 Avianca Jetsmart LATAM8 Quito Ecuador 423 743 75 32 nbsp 3 11 Avianca Ecuador LATAM Ecuador Wingo9 Cancun Mexico 355 711 78 11 nbsp 17 87 Avianca Viva Aerobus Volaris Wingo10 Fort Lauderdale USA 343 281 90 65 nbsp 10 11 Avianca JetBlue Spirit AirlinesBusiest domestic routes roundtrip out of El Dorado International Airport 2018 29 Rank City Passengers Airlines1 Medellin Antioquia 3 956 006 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 2 Cartagena Bolivar 2 947 551 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia Wingo 3 Cali Valle del Cauca 2 735 432 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 4 Barranquilla Atlantico 1 756 938 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 5 Santa Marta Magdalena 1 526 802 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 6 Bucaramanga Santander 1 322 449 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 7 Pereira Risaralda 1 218 550 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 8 San Andres 1 107 089 Avianca Copa Airlines Colombia LATAM Viva Colombia 9 Cucuta Norte de Santander 949 083 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia 10 Monteria Cordoba 607 278 Avianca LATAM Viva Colombia Accidents and incidents EditOn 7 June 1973 Vickers Viscount HK 1061 of Aerolineas TAO was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident on landing 30 On 24 January 1980 Douglas C 53D HK 2214 of Aerotal Colombia crashed after an in flight engine failure following which the propeller on the engine was feathered The aircraft was on a test flight All four on board were killed 31 On 8 February 1986 Douglas DC 3 HK 3031 of SAEP Colombia crashed on approach The port engine had lost power shortly after take off on a cargo flight to Rondon Airport and the decision was made to return to Bogota Although the aircraft was destroyed in the post impact fire all five people on board survived 32 On 27 November 1989 Avianca Flight 203 flying from Bogota to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali was destroyed by a bomb while flying over Soacha All 107 passengers and crew and three people on the ground died Pablo Escobar bombed the plane in an attempt to assassinate presidential candidate Cesar Gaviria Trujillo who was not on the plane and was elected President of Colombia in 1990 On 25 January 1990 Avianca Flight 52 flying on a Bogota Medellin New York JFK route crashed on Long Island after running out of fuel On 20 April 1998 Air France Flight 422 from Eldorado Airport to Quito Ecuador using an aircraft leased from TAME and flown with Ecuadorian crew crashed less than two minutes after taking off into a mountain in eastern Bogota All 43 passengers and 10 crew died 33 On 7 July 2008 a Kalitta Air Boeing 747 209B operating as Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164 on an aircraft that had been leased to Centurion Air Cargo crashed shortly after departing from El Dorado International Airport in Bogota at 3 55 am The plane was en route to Miami Florida with a shipment of flowers After reporting a fire in one of the engines the plane attempted returning to the airport but crashed near the village of Madrid Colombia One of the plane s engines hit a farm house killing an adult and two children who lived there The crew of eight survived 34 35 Accolades EditIn 2016 and 2017 the airport was named the best in South America by World Airport Awards 5 It received four star rating by Skytrax and was listed in the top 50 of the World s Top 100 Airports list in both years 7 Its staff was rated the best in South America by the World Airport Awards in 2017 6 36 In media EditThis airport was featured in episodes of Airport security Colombia Documentary show of National Geographic HD TV channel 37 See also EditTransport in Colombia List of airports in Colombia List of the busiest airports in Colombia Guaymaral Airport Migracion ColombiaReferences Edit Oakley T November 1993 Instrument and Observing Methods Report No 56 World Meteorological Organization p 14 Archived from the original on 21 November 2021 Balance de cierre Aeropuerto el Dorado 2022 semana com 16 December 2022 Retrieved 8 January 2023 Bogota El Dorado 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