El Edén International Airport

El Edén International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Aerocivil
Serves Armenia, Colombia
Location La Tebaida, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 3,990 ft / 1,216 m
Coordinates 04°27′10″N 75°45′58″W / 4.45278°N 75.76611°W / 4.45278; -75.76611
Website www.aeropuertoeleden.com Spanish
Map
AXM
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers movement 352.897
Cargo movement 755 T
Air Operations 14,002
Sources: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

El Edén International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén) (IATA: AXM, ICAO: SKAR) is an international airport serving Armenia, the capital of the Quindío Department of Colombia. The airport is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Armenia, near the town of La Tebaida. It handles domestic flights to all major airports of Colombia and some international destinations.

Following Armenia's 25 January 1999 earthquake, the terminal had to be rebuilt after major seismic activity caused much of the building to collapse. During 2008/2009, the airport's runway was extended, the control tower's height was increased, and the terminal building was partly upgraded to include a new international gate and immigration area. The airport is now capable of receiving aircraft such as: Boeing 737 and 727, Airbus 319 and 320, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Fokker 100, among others.

The new terminal has one food court, three domestic gates, one international gate, and two parking lots. It is located about 20 minutes from Armenia.

The first international flight, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida operated by Spirit Airlines, landed at Armenia International Airport on 13 November 2009. There are currently two weekly flights to Hollywood International Airport.

Runway 02 has a 180 metres (590 ft) displaced threshold. The Armenia non-directional beacon (Ident: AXM) and VOR-DME (Ident: AXM) are located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolínea de Antioquia Medellín-Olaya Herrera
Air PanamaPanama City-Albrook
Avianca Bogotá
Spirit AirlinesFort Lauderdale

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for SKAR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - El Edén
  3. ↑ Airport information for AXM at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Armenia NDB
  5. ↑ Armenia VOR


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