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José María Córdova International Airport

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International airport in Rionegro, Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirplan MDE
ServesMedellín Metropolitan Area
LocationRionegro
OpenedAugust 29, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-08-29)
Elevation AMSL2,142 m / 7,027 ft
Coordinates06°10′02″N75°25′36″W / 6.16722°N 75.42667°W /6.16722; -75.42667
Websitewww.aeropuertorionegro.co
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MDE/SKRG is located in Antioquia Department
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MDE/SKRG is located in Colombia
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Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
01/193,55711,670Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers11,779,828
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

José María Córdova International Airport (IATA:MDE,ICAO:SKRG) is aninternational airport located in the city ofRionegro, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east ofMedellín, and is thesecond largest airport in Colombia afterEl Dorado International Airport ofBogotá in terms of infrastructure and passenger service. The airport is named afterJosé María Córdova (sometimes spelled "Córdoba"), a Colombian army general who was a native of Ríonegro.

It serves theMedellín Metropolitan Area and is the most important airport in theAntioquia Department. It was also the main hub for low-cost airlineViva Air Colombia until the airline ceased operating in February of 2023. It serves several international destinations, one of the busiest being the route toMiami International Airport. It also serves the most flown route within Colombia: Medellín–Bogotá, which is mainly operated byAvianca andLATAM Colombia.

Freight transport is also one of the strengths of the terminal, providing air transportation to most of the flower exports (and other products) from Antioquia bound to the Americas and Europe.[citation needed]

Description

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Terminal interior in 2005
Terminal view
Control tower

The airport serves all major international and some minor domestic routes for the Medellín metro area, in contrast to the in-town, yet much smallerOlaya Herrera Airport, which serves the Medellín area with domestic flights only. The airport is about a 30 minute drive from the proper city of Medellín.

The runway is also used by the nearby military base of theColombian Air Force located in Rionegro, namedAir Combat Command No. 5 (CACOM 5), where all types of military and national police aircraft arrive and depart.

The airport has air navigation aids such asVOR,NDB, andILS, which makes navigation and landings safer in bad weather.[2][3][4]

Antioquia's exports, mostly flowers and other products from the region, depart en route to international destinations from these terminals. The cargo operator Avianca Cargo has its main base at the airport, and operates flights to countries inSouth,Central andNorth America.

The airport was built with a dome shaped roof and has two stories. The airport has 17 gates: 10 domestic and 7 international, with four gates being of mixed use. It has many restaurants and shops, including a duty-free shop after clearing security. There are also banks,money exchange, andcar rental services.Avianca has a VIP room, and there are also several VIPlounges operated by Global Lounge Network.[5][6] Outside the main building is a parking lot and garage, which includes an area for motorcycles.

History

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Baggage claim area in 2021

In the 1970s, the need for a larger airport for the Antioquia province arose due to the limitations of the Olaya Herrera Airport caused by insufficient space to expand.[citation needed] Two sites were proposed for the new airport: one in the vicinity of the municipality ofBarbosa northeast of the city, and another in the valley of San Nicolas in Rionegro, east of the city. The latter was selected and construction began.[citation needed]

The airport opened on August 29, 1985.[7] During the same year,Avianca conducted test flights of itsBoeing 747, first on the original runway at Olaya Herrera Airport, and then at the new José María Córdova. During this time the airport had significant movement of cargo and passengers, as the Olaya Herrera airport was closed from 1986 until 1991.[8] Today, the Olaya Herrera Airport still has significant passenger movements, because it is a main hub for domestic flights within Colombia and the preferred option for domestic flights out of Medellín.

In January 2006, anAirbus A380 landed at the airport to conduct technical tests of the engines. This was the first time a plane of that type had landed on Colombian soil, and also the first time it happened in South America.[9][10]

In 2016, the airport handled 7,376,160 passengers, and 6,892,104 in 2017.[citation needed]

In August 2019, a new highway opened, which cut the traveling time from the airport to Medellín from almost an hour to just 20 minutes. The route includes a tunnel called "Túnel de Oriente". The total cost of the project was 1.1 trillion pesos.[11]

Renovation and expansion

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The airport underwent an expansion and renovation that enlarged the domestic terminal from 41,350 square metres (445,100 sq ft) to 50,000 square metres (540,000 sq ft) and added five new gates to it, along with three new gates for the international terminal. The expansion increased the passenger handling capacity to 11 million annually.[12] Other improvements included more food and shopping options, more digital displays with flight information, more car rental options, better airport connectivity with the parking lot, better airport connectivity to the parking garage, and the addition of a duty-free shop. The total cost of the works was 350US$350,000,000, and were completed in December 2017.[13][14]

airport Jose Maria Cordova, international terminal, apron and cargo áreas
Aerial view of the international terminal, apron and cargo area at the airport

The cargo terminal expansion was completed in February 2020 at a cost of around $110 million pesos. The terminal went from 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft) to 16,000 square metres (170,000 sq ft).[15]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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

AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City
Air EuropaMadrid
American AirlinesMiami
ArajetPunta Cana,[16]Santo Domingo–Las Américas
AviancaArmenia,Barranquilla,Bogotá,Bucaramanga,Buenos Aires–Ezeiza,[17]Cali,Cartagena,Cúcuta,Fort Lauderdale,[18]Lima,Madrid,Mexico City,Miami,Montería,New York–JFK,Pereira,Punta Cana,San Andrés Island,San Juan,Santa Marta
Seasonal:Orlando[citation needed]
Avianca Costa RicaSan José (CR)
Avianca El SalvadorPanama City–Tocumen,[19]San Salvador[20]
Avianca EcuadorGuayaquil,Quito
Avior AirlinesCaracas
Copa AirlinesPanama City–Tocumen
JetBlueFort Lauderdale,San Juan[21]
JetSmart ChileSantiago de Chile
JetSmart ColombiaBarranquilla,Bogotá,Cali,Cartagena,Cúcuta,Montería,Pereira,San Andrés Island,Santa Marta
JetSmart PerúLima[22]
LATAM ColombiaBarranquilla,Bogotá,Cali,Cartagena,Montería,Pereira,San Andrés Island
LATAM PerúLima
Spirit AirlinesFort Lauderdale,Orlando
United AirlinesHouston–Intercontinental[23]
WingoAruba,Barranquilla,[24]Bogotá,Cancún,Caracas,Cartagena,[25]Curaçao,[26]Panama City–Balboa,Punta Cana,San José (CR),[26]Santa Marta,[27]Santo Domingo–Las Americas
Z AirCuraçao

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Aero UnionMiami
Amerijet InternationalMiami
Avianca CargoLima,Miami,Quito,San José (CR)
FedEx ExpressMiami
LATAM Cargo BrasilMiami

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at MDE airport.SeeWikidata query.
Busiest domestic routes (round trip) out of Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (Jan.-Dec. 2016)[28]
RankCityPassengersTop carriers
1Bogotá, Cundinamarca3,590,548Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia
2Cali, Valle del Cauca739,954Avianca, Viva Colombia
3Cartagena, Bolívar735,408Avianca, Viva Colombia, LATAM Colombia
4Barranquilla, Atlántico365,086Avianca, Viva Colombia
5San Andrés, San Andrés329,274LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia
6Santa Marta, Magdalena276,684Avianca, Viva Colombia
7Montería, Córdoba125,534Avianca, Viva Colombia
8Bucaramanga, Santander65,888Avianca
Busiest international routes (round trip) out of José María Córdova International Airport (Jan.-Dec. 2016)[29]
RankCityPassengersTop carriers
1PanamaPanamá, Panama386,499Copa Airlines Colombia
2United StatesMiami, USA249,167American Airlines, Avianca, Viva Colombia
3United StatesFort Lauderdale, USA172,929JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines
4SpainMadrid, Spain85,894Avianca, Iberia
5San SalvadorSan Salvador, El Salvador63,614Avianca El Salvador
6United StatesNew York, USA63,475Avianca
7PeruLima, Peru63,276Avianca Perú
8MexicoMexico City, Mexico62,774Aeromexico
9United StatesAtlanta, United States56,857Delta Air Lines
10PanamaPanama City-Balboa, Panama53,809Viva Colombia, Wingo
11PanamaPanama City–Albrook, Panama46,873Air Panama
12VenezuelaValencia, Venezuela40,174Avior Airlines
13CuraçaoWillemstad, Curaçao13,995Insel Air
14ArubaOranjestad, Aruba6,082Insel Air Aruba

Accidents and incidents

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  • On May 19, 1993,SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashed into Mt. Paramo Frontino while making an approach to the airport.[30] The crash killed all 132 people on board, and this was the worst accident of the year 1993.
  • On December 21, 1996, anAntonov An-32B aircraft (registration HK-4008X) operated by SELVA Colombia crashed while on final approach to runway 36. The aircraft had taken off fromBogotá for its usual cargo flight to José María Córdova Airport with 6 tons of cargo. During the approach phase, the plane veered three miles to the left of the glide slope, then turned sharply right, finally crashing more than five miles from the south end of the airport. The crash killed all four occupants of the aircraft.[31]
  • On December 22, 1998, anAntonov An-32B aircraft (registration HK-3930X) crashed while approaching the runway. The aircraft had taken off from Bogotá for a cargo flight to the airport. The accident occurred at dawn and weather conditions were very bad due to the dense fog that was present in the area. The accident killed all five occupants of the aircraft. A similar incident had occurred two years earlier, with a plane of the same company in similar circumstances.[32]
  • On October 15, 2004, aDouglas DC-3 (registration HK-1503) belonging to the companyAerovanguardia took off fromLa Vanguardia Airport inVillavicencio for a cargo flight to the airport. Shortly after takeoff, ATC informed the pilots that the airport was closed due to poor visibility caused by fog. The pilot decided to fly to the alternate Olaya Herrera Airport, but the aircraft collided with power cables during descent, crashing in a wooded area near the town of Santa Elena, west ofRionegro, and killing all three occupants of the aircraft.[33]
  • On June 7, 2006, aTradewinds AirlinesBoeing 747-200F (registration N922FT) had an engine failure on takeoff. The pilot aborted the takeoff but the plane overran the runway by 150m. None of the six on board was injured, but the plane was substantially damaged, with the nose gear being completely sheared off.[34]
  • On January 3, 2009,American Airlines Flight 924, aBoeing 737-800, took off from Jose Maria Cordova Airport and had to make an emergency landing due to fire in one of its engines. Upon landing, the pilot was forced to use maximum braking, causing the brakes to overheat and one of the tires to explode. The airport was closed for four hours, but none of the 148 passengers on board were injured in the crash.[35]
  • On November 28, 2016,LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, aAvro RJ85, crashed on its approach to the airport. The plane was carrying members of theChapecoense football team who were on their way to compete in the2016 Copa Sudamericana finals. There were 71 fatalities and six survivors in the accident.

See also

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References

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  2. ^"LI @ OurAirports".ourairports.com.
  3. ^"MRN @ OurAirports".ourairports.com.
  4. ^"RNG @ OurAirports".ourairports.com.
  5. ^"Global Lounge Network – Our Lounges".GlobalLoungeNetwork.com. Retrieved14 October 2022.
  6. ^"Medellin Airport Lounges". 2024-03-25. Retrieved2025-01-03.
  7. ^Giraldo, Mateo Isaza (29 August 2017)."Así fue la inauguración del José María Córdova, un día como hoy hace 32 años".elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved12 August 2021.
  8. ^"Tejiendo historias y bendiciones".Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera (in Spanish). 29 October 2017. Retrieved2021-08-29.
  9. ^"AIRBUS A380 EN COLOMBIA!". volavi.co. 8 February 2006.
  10. ^"Airbus llega a Medellin".BBC News. 10 January 2006. Retrieved28 September 2021.
  11. ^"Túnel de Oriente: una megaobra que conectará al Oriente antioqueño". Government of Antioquia. 21 December 2018.
  12. ^"Colombia cuts ribbon on Medellín airport upgrade". Bnamericas. 15 December 2017.
  13. ^"THE JOSÉ MARÍA CORDOVA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KEEPS GROWING". ACI Medellin. 18 December 2017.
  14. ^"En diciembre se estrenan obras de ampliación del Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".Portal ANI (in Spanish). 2017-10-26.
  15. ^"AMPLIACIÓN DEL TERMINAL DE CARGA DEL AEROPUERTO JOSÉ MARÍA CÓRDOVA EN MEDELLÍN YA ES UNA REALIDAD". Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (National Infrastructure Agency). 29 February 2020.
  16. ^"Arajet desde octubre tres nuevas rutas desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Punta Cana". 22 August 2024. Retrieved22 August 2024.
  17. ^"avianca Expands Medellin International Network From June 2024".Aeroroutes. Retrieved11 April 2024.
  18. ^"Avianca begins sale of three new routes to the U.S."aviacionaldia.com. Retrieved8 January 2025.
  19. ^"avianca lanza nuevas rutas a georgetown y cuidad de panama". 10 October 2024.
  20. ^"avianca anuncia una nueva ruta internacional". 9 September 2024.
  21. ^"JetBlue Announces Puerto Rico Expansion, New Mint Service to Three Cities, and Three New Destinations".JetBlue Newsroom. May 8, 2024. RetrievedMay 8, 2024.
  22. ^"Jetsmart anuncia salida de tres nuevas rutas a Colombia". 18 July 2023.
  23. ^Smith, Gordon (7 March 2024)."United Airlines Announces New Routes Across Three Continents".Skift. Retrieved7 March 2024.
  24. ^"Wingo Adds Medellin – Barranquilla Service From Sep 2024". AeroRoutes. 15 July 2024. Retrieved15 July 2024.
  25. ^"Wingo Adds Medellin – Cartagena Service From late-Oct 2023".Aeroroutes. Retrieved13 September 2023.
  26. ^ab"Wingo anuncia dos nuevas rutas desde Medellín hacia Curazao y San José de Costa Rica: ¿cuándo empezarán a operar?".El Tiempo. 21 October 2024. Retrieved25 October 2024.
  27. ^"¡ALERTA DE NUEVA RUTA! / MDE-SMR-MDE". Wingo - Instagram. Retrieved21 October 2023.
  28. ^Aerocivil statistics
  29. ^Aerocivil traffic
  30. ^"Aircraft accident Boeing 727-46 HK-2422X Medellín".Aviation Safety Network.Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved2023-01-26.
  31. ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-32B HK-4008X Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE)".aviation-safety.net. Retrieved2021-08-11.
  32. ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-32B HK-3930X Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE)".aviation-safety.net. Retrieved2021-08-11.
  33. ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C HK-1503 Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)".aviation-safety.net. Retrieved2021-08-11.
  34. ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-2U3BSF N922FT Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE)".aviation-safety.net. Retrieved2021-08-11.
  35. ^"Emergencia en vuelo 924 de American".El Colombiano (in Spanish). 3 January 2009. Retrieved2024-12-31.

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