Palonegro International Airport
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Palonegro International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro |
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Approach to Palonegro Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bucaramanga | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,902 ft / 1,189 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°07′35″N 73°11′05″W / 7.12639°N 73.18472°W | ||||||||||
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 BGA
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Sources: GCM Google Maps
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| Air operations | 41.959 |
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| Passenger movement | 1.839.969 |
| Cargo movement (T) | 5.599 |
Palonegro International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro) (IATA: BGA, ICAO: SKBG) is on a mountain ridge 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Bucaramanga in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport provides the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area and surrounding towns with access to international and domestic flights.
The airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau. A mountain road connects the city with the airport, which is located at about 1,200 m above sea level (The city of Bucaramanga is located at 950 m above sea level). The airport bears the name of the nearby area, "Palonegro". This was the place of a famous battle of the Thousand Days War, which happened in the early 20th century.
The airport receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City. The main terminal is 25 minutes from the city in the fast lane of the highway west to Giron. It is currently positioned as the eighth largest airport in Colombia; for this reason the expansion and construction of a new National boarding area is being developed.
The Bucaramanga VOR-DME (Ident: BGA) is located on the field.
Palonegro International Airport, located in the Municipality of Lebrija, marked a new stage of progress for the Department of Santander and its capital, the city of Bucaramanga. The work was directed by the Administrative Department of Civil Aviation, who also were responsible for the construction of new airports and Pitalito Monteria and remodelling in Leticia and Eldorado in this period.
The modern facility that was opened by the President Misael Pastrana in August 1974 just before leaving office, they replaced the old airport "Gomez Niño". The inaugural flight took place on a Boeing 727 Avianca Company, commanded by Captain Alvaro Barrera Gómez.
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