Bucaramanga Airport

Bucaramanga Airport

Bucaramanga - Palonegro International Airport is one of the biggest and most important airports in the South American Republic of Columbia. Regular domestic Columbian flights are for example operated to Medellin-Herrera, Cartagena or to the capital Bogota, international flights serve Panama City or Fort Lauderdale.
  • URL: Bucaramanga (BGA)
  • Time zone: GMT -5
  • Service telephone: +57 7 6910 140
  • Address: Aeropuerto Internacional de Bucaramanga - Palonegro, 68001 Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia
  • Operating company: Aeropuertos de oriente
  • Parking: yes; there are plenty of parking spaces at the airport.
  • Nearby cities: Girón (6 km), Bucaramanga (7 km), Floridablanca (13 km), Barrancabermeja (74 km)
  • Directions by car: Access to the airport is on the motorway 66 near the town of Don Rubens, about 4 km or 2 miles east of Lebrija.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.56%), Tuesday (13.87%), Wednesday (13.82%), Thursday (14.75%), Friday (15.68%), Saturday (13.48%), Sunday (12.82%)
  • Alternative spelling: Aeropuerto Palonegro, Букараманга, Bukaramanga, Μπουκαραμάνγκα, 布卡拉曼加, بوكارامانغا, ブカラマンガ, بوکارامانگا, 부카라마가

Most popular destinations from Bucaramanga (Flights per week )

  1. Bogota (157, 57,51 %)
  2. Medellin (25, 9,16 %)
  3. Cucuta (16, 5,86 %)
  4. Medellin Herrera (14, 5,13 %)
  5. Panama City-Tocumen International (12, 4,40 %)
  6. Cartagena (10, 3,66 %)
  7. Arauca (8, 2,93 %)
  8. Santa Marta (Colombia) (8, 2,93 %)
  9. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (6, 2,20 %)
  10. Cali (5, 1,83 %)
  11. other (4.39 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Avianca (246, 45,30 %)
  2. LATAM Chile (127, 23,39 %)
  3. EasyFly (92, 16,94 %)
  4. Viva Air Colombia (30, 5,52 %)
  5. Copa Airlines (28, 5,16 %)
  6. Spirit Airlines (12, 2,21 %)
  7. other (1.47 %)

Location
Opened in 1974, the airport is about 18 km or 13 miles west of Bucaramanga and about 7 km or 4 miles northeast of Lebrija. It is easy to reach on the motorway 66, the exit is near the town of Don Ruben. Transfer to and from the airport is provided by shuttle buses and taxis.