# Rafael Núñez International Airport

Rafael Núñez International Airport (IATA: CTG, ICAO: SKCG) is an international airport serving the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia. It is the largest airport in the country's northern Caribbean region in terms of passenger movement. It is located between the Caribbean coast and the Ciénaga de la Virgen marsh, in the center of Crespo, a neighborhood in northern Cartagena. It is named after Cartagena native Rafael Núñez, the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia.
Airlines including Air Panama, Air Transat, American Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, EasyFly, JetBlue, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú, Spirit Airlines, and Wingo have or had international flights from this airport to various cities in North, Central and South America. KLM and Edelweiss Air have flights to Amsterdam and Zurich by way of Bogotá (the airlines do not own rights to transport passengers solely between Cartagena and Bogota).

## Airlines and destinations
### Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Air Century | Santo Domingo–La Isabela |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
| American Airlines | Miami |
| Arajet | Punta Cana, Santo Domingo–Las Américas |
| Avianca | Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín–JMC, Pereira Seasonal: Miami, New York–JFK, Santiago de Chile |
| Avianca Costa Rica | San José (CR) |
| Avianca Ecuador | Seasonal: Guayaquil |
| Clic | Armenia, Bucaramanga, Manizales |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich |
| JetBlue | New York–JFK |
| JetSmart Colombia | Bogotá, Cali, Cúcuta, Medellín–JMC, Pereira |
| JetSmart Perú | Lima |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| LATAM Colombia | Bogotá, Cali, Medellín–JMC, San Andrés Island |
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| Neos | Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | Madrid Seasonal charter: Warsaw |
| SATENA | Mompox |
| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale, Orlando |
| Wingo | Bogota, Cali, Medellín–JMC, Panama City–Balboa, San Andrés Island |

### Cargo

| Airlines | Destinations |
| Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas | Bogotá |
Note:
* : Edelweiss Air's flight is from Bogotá to Zurich via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
* : KLM's flight is from Bogotá to Amsterdam via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.

## Statistics

Busiest international routes (roundtrip) out of Rafael Núñez International Airport (2015) :
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
| 1 | Panama City, Panama | 140,388 | 1,70% | Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | 140,266 | 37,64% | JetBlue, Spirit Airlines |
| 3 | New York–Kennedy, USA | 91,554 | 93,01% | Avianca, JetBlue |
| 4 | Miami, United States | 71,116 | 8,81% | American Airlines, Avianca |
Busiest domestic routes (roundtrip) out of Rafael Núñez International Airport (2015) :
| Rank | City | Passengers | % Change | Airlines |
| 1 | Bogota | 2,390,508 | 12,58% | Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 2 | Medellin, Antioquia | 614,520 | 8,98% | Aerolínea de Antioquia, Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia |
| 3 | Cali, Valle del Cauca | 172,113 | 37,56% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 4 | San Andrés | 101,587 | 55,02% | Copa Airlines Colombia, Viva Colombia |
| 5 | Pereira, Risaralda | 93,842 | 6,64% | Avianca, Viva Colombia |
| 6 | Bucaramanga, Santander | 27,646 | 11,56% | EasyFly, Viva Colombia. |

## Capacity and structure

* The airport is connected with 3 bays accessible from the runway, the aircraft taxi down the runway 1000 meters to stop turning over 300 meters and take-off position. The track is 60 meters wide and 2,600 m long at 0 meters above sea level provides sufficient capacity for modern transatlantic aircraft operations without problems.
* The airport has the capacity to house 11 aircraft and open skies for charter operations.
* Currently, SACSA S.A. has the contract to administer the airport