Olaya Herrera Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Olaya Herrera Airport
nativename = Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera
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IATA = EOH
ICAO = SKMD
type = Commercial
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operator = AirPlan (Sociedad Operadora de Aeropuertos Centro Norte)
city-served = Medellín
location = Medellín
elevation-f = 4,940
elevation-m = 1,505
coordinates = Coord|06|13|11|N|75|35|25|W|type:airport
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metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 02/20
r1-length-f = 8,234
r1-length-m = 2,510
r1-surface = Paved
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Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport ( _es. Aeropuerto Enrique Olaya Herrera) Airport codes|EOH|SKMD is an airport located in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, near the center of the city. The airport is named for Enrique Olaya Herrera, President of Colombia from 1930-1934.

History

Olaya Herrera was formerly the main international airport serving the City of Medellín and its surrounding areas until the construction of José María Córdova International Airport in the southern suburb of Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia, located about 38 km (23.75 Miles) from the city center. The Airport was once the headquarters and main base of operations for the now defunct Colombian airlines of ACES Colombia and West Caribbean Airways. ACES ceased operations in 2003 due to financial difficulties and its routes were taken over by national partner, Avianca, which moved all operations to Córdova airport. West Caribbean began suffering from financial difficulties in late 2004 and shut down all operations in September 2005, mainly due to two major air crashes, one of which received international attention. After the West Caribbean crashes the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia stripped West Caribbean and two other airlines (Intercontinal de Aviación and Aerotaca) of their rights to operate under Colombian law after each of these failed to pass operational inspections. All three airlines were former tenants of Olaya Herrera.

Despite no longer having scheduled international flights, Olaya Herrera Airport retained its international status, partly because the airport was once the major international airport serving Medellin, but also due to the fact the airport continues to have customs and immigration personnel allowing for some charter and private international flights to occur.

The airport installed numerous large television screens provided by Scala, [http://www.scala.com/studies/airport.html] in the main terminal. These screens are meant to provide passengers with up to date arrival and departure information but are also designed to entertain passengers with music and Macromedia Flash animations. They are meant to replace the old flight information system which was not electronically controlled.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled services

* ADA (Acandí, Apartadó, Armenia, Bahía Solano, Bucaramanga, Capurgana, Caucasia, Condoto, Corozal, Cúcuta, El Bagre, Manizales, Montería, Necoclí, Nuquí, Pereira, Puerto Truinfo, Quibdó, Remedios, San Pedro, Turbo)
* Aexpa (Condoto, Quibdó, Nuquí, Bahía Solano)
* AIRES (Apartadó, Armenia, Bucaramanga, Ibagué, Manizales, Montería, Pereira, Quibdó)
* EasyFly (Apartadó, Armenía, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Montería, Quibdó)
* SATENA (Apartadó, Bahía Solano, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Corozal, Montería, Nuquí, Pereira, Quibdó)

Charter services

* Heliandes (Helicopter Charters)
* Searca Colombia (Charter Airline)
* Sarpa (Charter Airline)
* Helicol(Helicopter Charters)
* TAC (Charter Airline)

ee also

*José María Córdova International Airport
*Medellín

External links

* [http://www.aeropuertoolayaherrera.gov.co/ Olaya Herrera Airport] (Spanish)
* [http://www.aerocivil.gov.co Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority Website] (Spanish)
*WAD|SKMD