Almirante Padilla Airport

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Almirante Padilla Airport

Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAerocivil
ServesRiohacha, Colombia
Elevation AMSL43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates11°31′35″N 72°55′35″W / 11.52639°N 72.92639°W / 11.52639; -72.92639Coordinates: 11°31′35″N 72°55′35″W / 11.52639°N 72.92639°W / 11.52639; -72.92639
Map
RCH is located in Colombia
RCH
RCH
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,900 6,234 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers movement55488
Cargo movement351 T
Air operations1192
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Almirante Padilla Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla) (IATA: RCH, ICAO: SKRH) is an airport serving the Caribbean coastal city of Riohacha in the Guajira Department of Colombia. It is served by Avianca and formerly by Tiara Air. The airport is on the southwestern edge of the city.

The Riohacha VOR-DME (Ident: RHC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: RHC) are located on the field.[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Caracas
Aruba Airlines Aruba
Avianca Bogotá, Medellín–JMC (begins March 29, 2022)
SARPA Medellín–JMC
Viva Air Colombia Bogotá, Medellín–JMC (begins March 19, 2022)[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Airport information for RCH at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps
  3. ^ Riohacha VOR, NDB
  4. ^ Casey, David. "Avianca To Launch Seven New Routes, Plans London Return". Routesonline. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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