El Dorado International Airport
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El Dorado International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | OPAIN S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 2,548 m / 8,361 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°42′05″N 74°08′49″W / 4.70139°N 74.14694°WCoordinates: 04°42′05″N 74°08′49″W / 4.70139°N 74.14694°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Aeropuerto El Dorado | ||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 31.041.841 |
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| Cargo tonnage | TBA |
El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) is an international airport located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is ranked among the world's 50 busiest airports in terms of: passenger traffic (ranked third in Latin America with 25,009,483 passengers in 2013), cargo traffic (ranked first in Latin America (33rd worldwide) with 622,145 metric tons in 2013) and traffic movements (ranked second in Latin America (45th worldwide) with 304,330 aircraft movements in 2011). As such, it is the largest airport in Colombia and the main international and domestic air gateway in the country, serving as the main and largest hub for Avianca (the national flag carrier of Colombia), Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM, Satena, EasyFly and other cargo companies. It is managed by Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional (OPAIN), a consortium composed of Colombian construction and engineering firms and the Swiss company Flughafen Zürich AG.
El Dorado is the most important airport in Colombia, accounting for 49% of the total air traffic in the country. It handles all domestic and international flights into Bogotá. El Dorado is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the city center; Avenida El Dorado (26 street) provides passengers access to downtown. Regular buses, known as "feeders" (alimentadores), transport users from the airport to Portal Eldorado, where they can connect with the TransMilenio system.
The airport has been named the best airport in South America by World Airport Awards. El Dorado received four-star certification and its staff was rated the best in South America by Skytrax, as well as achieving the 46th place in the World's Top 100 Airports in 2016 list.
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