Airport named after Admiral Padilla ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla ), ( IATA : RCH , ICAO : SKRH ) is a commercial airport located near the city of Riohacha ( Guahira department, Colombia ). Regular airport routes are served by Avianca and Tiara Air , using the new passenger terminal opened on March 21, 2009 [3] [4] [5] .
| Airport named after Admiral Padilla Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla [1] [2] | |||||||
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| IATA : RCH - ICAO : SKRH | |||||||
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| Type of | civil | ||||||
| A country | Colombia | ||||||
| Location | Ryoacha | ||||||
| Operator | Aerocivil | ||||||
| NUM height | +13 m | ||||||
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| Annual passenger traffic | 55,488 people (2009) | ||||||
Content
General Information
In 2008, the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority invested more than 16 million US dollars in the construction of airport water supply pipes, and more than 7 million dollars went to the reconstruction and modernization of the air traffic control tower.
At the end of December, the management of the airport passed to the company SAS East Airport, the contract with which was concluded in the form of a concession for 25 years.
Airlines and Destinations
International
| City | Airport | Airline | |
| Tiara air | |||
| Oranjestad , Aruba | Queen Beatrix International Airport | S-360 | |
Internal
| City | Airport | Airline | |
| Aerolínea de Antioquia | |||
| Barranquilla | Ernesto Cortissos International Airport | Js32 | |
| Avianca | |||
| Bogota | El Dorado International Airport | A319, A320 | |
Terminated
| City | Airport | Aircraft type | Note |
| Aerocóndor Colombia | |||
| Barranquilla | Ernesto Cortissos International Airport | L-188, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6 | |
| Aerocóndor Colombia | |||
| Bogota | El Dorado International Airport | B727, C-46, DC-9, Q300, Vickers Viscount | |
| Medellin | international airport named after Enrique Olaya Herrera | Q300 | |
| Valledupar | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo International Airport | B727, C-46, DC-9, Q300, Vickers Viscount | |
| Transportes Aéreos del Cesar | |||
| Valledupar | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo International Airport | Caravelle, C-402, Vickers Viscount | |
Notes
- ↑ World Aero Data
- ↑ Aerocivil Neopr (Inaccessible link) . The appeal date is June 8, 2013. Archived June 28, 2012.
- ↑ laguajira.gov.co. El aeropuerto Almirante Padilla inaugurará vuelos a la isla de Aruba (Not available link) (21 de marzo). The date of circulation is June 8, 2013. Archived June 8, 2013.
- ↑ rcn.com.co. Mañana inauguran vuelos comerciales entre Aruba y Riohacha Neopr (Unavailable link - history ) (21 de marzo). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ el-informador.com. Las bases de la base (21 de marzo).
Links
- SKRH airport information from the Great Circle Mapper.
- SKRH airport information from World Aero Data.
- Incident History for RCH Airport on Aviation Safety Network