El Edén International Airport
El Edén International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  AXM Location of airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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El Edén International Airport (Template:Lang-es) (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 Bogotá and Medellín and international flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Overview
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 A319 and A320, 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.
The first international flight to land at El Edén International Airport was operated by Spirit Airlines on 13 November 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, USA. As of May 2019, Spirit Airlines operates 3 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from El Edén International 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
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca | Bogotá |
| Avianca Express | Bogotá |
| EasyFly | Medellín–Olaya Herrera |
| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale |
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Google Maps - El Edén
- ^ Airport information for AXM at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Armenia NDB
- ^ Armenia VOR
External links
Media related to El Edén International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- El Edén Airport at OpenStreetMap
- El Edén Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for El Edén Airport at SkyVector
- El Edén Airport at Here WeGo
- Accident history for El Edén Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SKAR at NOAA/NWS
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