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In the early 1930s, SCADTA based its main hub at Veranillo Airport which was a seaplane port on the Magdalena River which had been operating since 1919, the year of the airline's inception. The airline operated several Fokker Universals and Sikorsky S-38s from the main terminal at the seaplane port to many different parts of Colombia. Since 1929, it had also been an important stopover point for Pan American World Airways, which operated Sikorsky S-42s to parts of Panama and Venezuela. However, during this period SCADTA was expanding its fleet to land-based aircraft, such as Ford Trimotors and Boeing 247s and the current seaplane terminal could not accommodate the new aircraft. In response to this, a new airport was planned by SCADTA to replace the seaplane terminal. When it eventually opened, the old seaplane port was sold to the government to be used as a port for the Colombian Navy.
The new aerodrome opened in 1936, located in the municipality of Soledad, Atlántico. It was thus named Soledad International Airport" The airport included a short paved runway, an office building, and a small terminal building. The two airlines operating from the airport mainly used Boeing 247s and DC-2s. By 1937, the airport was already busy, and there were too little facilities to deal with the newer aircraft. In response to this, the airport's first hangar opened in 1938. DC-3s had been gaining in popularity at the time, and in 1939 SCADTA acquired and began operating the type. Pan Am also began flying DC-3s to the airport, and by the beginning of 1940, it became the first major air hub in the country.
By the summer of 1940, SCADTA had reorganized into Avianca, and Barranquilla became its first major hub.
On September 30, 1975, a Boeing 727 operated by Avianca Cargo crashed on final approach due to poor visibility.
Referencesedit
^Corradine, Jaime Escobar (8 November 2011). "Aerocosta". www.aviacol.net (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-14.
^Corradine, Camilo Luengas Romero - Jaime Escobar. "Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia - Aerocóndor". El portal de la Aviación (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-06.
^Corradine, Jaime Escobar. "Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz (SKBQ / BAQ)". El portal de la Aviación (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Soledad International Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Soledad International Airport IATA BAQ ICAO SKBQ was the main airport of Barranquilla Colombia from 1936 until 1981 when it was replaced by Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport It was the main international hub in the country from 1936 to 1959 Soledad International AirportAeropuerto Internacional de SoledadIATA BAQICAO SKBQSummaryAirport typeDefunctServesBarranquillaLocationSoledad AtlanticoOpened1936 1936 ClosedApril 7 1981 1981 04 07 Hub forAviancaAerocondor ColombiaAerocostaLineas Aereas Del CaribeTAVINARunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 05 23 9 843 3 000 Concrete Contents 1 History 2 Historical Airlines and Destinations 2 1 Passenger 2 2 Cargo 3 Accidents and incidents 4 ReferencesHistory editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2018 In the early 1930s SCADTA based its main hub at Veranillo Airport which was a seaplane port on the Magdalena River which had been operating since 1919 the year of the airline s inception The airline operated several Fokker Universals and Sikorsky S 38s from the main terminal at the seaplane port to many different parts of Colombia Since 1929 it had also been an important stopover point for Pan American World Airways which operated Sikorsky S 42s to parts of Panama and Venezuela However during this period SCADTA was expanding its fleet to land based aircraft such as Ford Trimotors and Boeing 247s and the current seaplane terminal could not accommodate the new aircraft In response to this a new airport was planned by SCADTA to replace the seaplane terminal When it eventually opened the old seaplane port was sold to the government to be used as a port for the Colombian Navy The new aerodrome opened in 1936 located in the municipality of Soledad Atlantico It was thus named Soledad International Airport The airport included a short paved runway an office building and a small terminal building The two airlines operating from the airport mainly used Boeing 247s and DC 2s By 1937 the airport was already busy and there were too little facilities to deal with the newer aircraft In response to this the airport s first hangar opened in 1938 DC 3s had been gaining in popularity at the time and in 1939 SCADTA acquired and began operating the type Pan Am also began flying DC 3s to the airport and by the beginning of 1940 it became the first major air hub in the country By the summer of 1940 SCADTA had reorganized into Avianca and Barranquilla became its first major hub Historical Airlines and Destinations editPassenger edit Airlines Destinations ACES El Banco Sincelejo Aerocosta Bogota Cali Cartagena Fort de France Medellin Olaya Herrera Miami Panama City Pointe a Pitre San Andres Island 1 Aerocondor Colombia Aruba Barrancabermeja Bucaramanga Bogota Cali Cartagena Cucuta Curacao Guatemala City Ibague Maicao Medellin Olaya Herrera Miami Neiva Oranjestad Panama City Pereira Port au Prince Riohacha San Andres Island Santa Marta Santo Domingo Tolu Valledupar Willemstad 2 AeroPesca Bogota Aerotal Air France Paris Charles de Gaulle Avianca Armenia Aruba Bucaramanga Bermuda Bogota Cali Cartagena Cucuta Curacao Frankfurt Guayaquil Hamburg Kingston Norman Manley Lisbon London Gatwick Madrid Maracaibo Medellin Olaya Herrera Montego Bay Miami Monteria New York JFK Panama City Paris Orly Port au Prince Quito San Andres Island San Jose de Costa Rica San Juan de Puerto Rico Santa Maria Santa Marta Santo Domingo Tolu Valledupar BSAA London 3 Copa Airlines Panama City Cubana de Aviacion Havana Maracaibo KLM Curacao Port au Prince LACSA Maracaibo Panama City San Jose de Costa Rica LANSA Magangue Pam Am Colon Havana Kingston Maracaibo Miami New York JFK Panama City Tocumen Port of Spain SAM Colombia Cartagena San Andres Island Santa Marta SCADTA Barrancabermeja Bogota Buenaventura Cali Cartagena Colon Cucuta Curacao El Banco Kingston Norman Manley Manley Magangue Maracaibo Medellin Olaya Herrera Puerto Berrio San Marcos Santa Marta Sincelejo TAC Bogota TAVINA Apartado Baru Cartagena Chibolo El Banco El Cerrejon Magangue Maicao Mompos Monteria Plato Riohacha Sincelejo Santa Marta San Juan Del Cesar Valledupar TAXADER Miami Cargo edit Airlines Destinations Avianca Cargo Bogota Medellin Olaya Herrera Aerocosta Bogota Cali Cartagena Fort de France Medellin Olaya Herrera Miami Panama City Pointe a Pitre San Andres Island Aerosucre Lineas Aeras Del Caribe Asuncion Bogota Bucaramanga Buenos Aires Ezeiza Cali Caracas Curacao Panama City San Andres IslandAccidents and incidents editOn September 30 1975 a Boeing 727 operated by Avianca Cargo crashed on final approach due to poor visibility References edit Corradine Jaime Escobar 8 November 2011 Aerocosta www aviacol net in European Spanish Retrieved 2018 02 14 Corradine Camilo Luengas Romero Jaime Escobar Aerovias Condor de Colombia Aerocondor El portal de la Aviacion in European Spanish Retrieved 2018 02 06 Corradine Jaime Escobar Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz SKBQ BAQ El portal de la Aviacion in European Spanish Retrieved 2018 02 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soledad International Airport amp oldid 1213241180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
