Barranquilla Airport

Barranquilla Airport

Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is one of the important and largest airports in the South American Republic of Columbia. Regular domestic flights are operated to Medellin or the capital Bogota. International connections exist to the airports of Miami or Panama City.
  • URL: Barranquilla (BAQ)
  • Time zone: GMT -5
  • Service telephone: +57 (0) 5 3160 900
  • Address: Aeropuerto Internacional de Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz, 08001 Barranquilla, Departamento de Atlántico, Colombia
  • Operating company: Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A. (ACSA)
  • Parking: yes; paid parking, about 350 short and long term spaces.
  • Nearby cities: Soledad (3 km), Malambo (4 km), Barranquilla (8 km), Santa Marta (75 km), Cartagena (97 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is south of the districts of Soledad on the main road Calle-10. The airport is only about 12 km or 8 miles from the city centre.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.01%), Tuesday (14.81%), Wednesday (13.65%), Thursday (14.33%), Friday (14.84%), Saturday (13.50%), Sunday (14.86%)
  • Alternative spelling: Μπαρανκίγια, Ernesto Cortissoz International, Барранкілья, Барранкилья, Barankilija, Баранкілья, Баранкиля, Баранкиља, Barankilja, Barranquilha, Барранкуилла, ברנקייה, באראנקייה, بارانكويلا, 巴蘭基亞, 바랑키야, 巴兰基亚, バランキヤ, बैरेंक्विला

Most popular destinations from Barranquilla (Flights per week )

  1. Bogota (153, 47,37 %)
  2. Panama City-Tocumen International (56, 17,34 %)
  3. Miami International Airport, FL (32, 9,91 %)
  4. Medellin (29, 8,98 %)
  5. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (16, 4,95 %)
  6. Cali (8, 2,48 %)
  7. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (8, 2,48 %)
  8. Monteria (7, 2,17 %)
  9. Valledupar (6, 1,86 %)
  10. San Andres (5, 1,55 %)
  11. other (0.91000000000001 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Avianca (230, 35,94 %)
  2. LATAM Chile (125, 19,53 %)
  3. Copa Airlines (112, 17,50 %)
  4. American Airlines (64, 10,00 %)
  5. Spirit Airlines (32, 5,00 %)
  6. EasyFly (31, 4,84 %)
  7. Viva Air Colombia (26, 4,06 %)
  8. AraJet (16, 2,50 %)
  9. other (0.63 %)

Location
Opened in 1979, the airport is between the southern district of Soledad and the town of Malambo, about 12 km or 8 miles south east of the city centre. The airport is easy to reach on the Calle 10. Transfer to and from Barranquilla and the surrounding towns is provided by taxi and several bus companies.