El Edén International Airport

El Edén International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén
IATA: AXM ICAO: SKAR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Aerocivil
Serves	Armenia, Colombia
Location	La Tebaida, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	3,990 ft / 1,216 m
Coordinates	04°27′10″N 75°45′58″W / 4.45278°N 75.76611°W / 4.45278; -75.76611
Website	www.aeropuertoeleden.com Spanish
Map
AXM Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers movement 352.897 Cargo movement 755 T Air Operations 14,002
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2]

El Edén International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén) (IATA: AXM, ICAO: SKAR) is an international airport serving Armenia, the capital of the Quindío Department of Colombia. The airport is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Armenia, near the town of La Tebaida. It handles domestic flights to Bogotá and Medellín and international flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Overview[]

Following Armenia's 25 January 1999 earthquake, the terminal had to be rebuilt after major seismic activity caused much of the building to collapse. During 2008 and 2009, the airport's runway was extended, the control tower's height was increased, and the terminal building was partly upgraded to include a new international gate and immigration area. The airport is now capable of receiving aircraft such as Boeing 737 and 727, Airbus A319 and A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Fokker 100.

The first international flight to land at El Edén International Airport was operated by Spirit Airlines on 13 November 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, USA. As of May 2019, Spirit Airlines operates three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from El Edén International to Hollywood International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations[]

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

See also[]

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References[]

External links[]

Media related to El Edén International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• El Edén Airport at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for El Edén Airport at SkyVector
• El Edén Airport at Here WeGo
• Accident history for El Edén Airport at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SKAR at NOAA/NWS

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