List of busiest passenger air routes
Regional statistics -- Colombia ( 2017 )
Table:
Rank
Airport 1
Airport 2
Passengers (2017)

1

Bogotá

Medellín
3,013,297

2

Bogotá

Cartagena
2,433,483

3

Bogotá

Cali
2,083,833

4

Bogotá

Barranquilla
1,435,766

5

Bogotá

Santa Marta
1,151,101

6

Bogotá

Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
951,880

7

Bogotá

Bucaramanga
942,793

8

Bogotá

Pereira
849,118

9

Cartagena

Medellín
738,699

10

Bogotá

Montería
568,500

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Bogotá ( /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/ , also UK : /ˌbɒɡ-/ , US : /ˈboʊɡətɑː/ , Spanish : [ boɣoˈta ] ( listen ) ) , officially Bogotá , Distrito Capital , abbreviated Bogotá , D.C. , and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá between 1991 and 2000 , is the capital and largest city of Colombia , administered as the Capital District , as well as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca . Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order , with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia . It is the political , economic , administrative and industrial center of the country . Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on August 6 , 1538 , by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca . The Muisca were the indigenous inhabitants of the region , and they called the place of the foundation Thybzaca or Old Town . The name of Bogotá corresponds to the Spanish pronunciation of the Muisca Bacatá ( or Mueketá ) which was the name of a neighboring settlement located between the modern towns of Funza and Cota . There are different opinions about the meaning of the word Bacatá , the most accepted being that it means walling of the farmland in the Chibcha language . Another popular translation argues that it means The Lady of the Andes . Further , the word 'Andes ' in the Aymara language means shining mountain , thus rendering the full lexical signification of Bogotá as The Lady of the shining mountain ( notice , however , that the language of the Muisca people was not Aymara but Chibcha ) . Others suggest that Bacatá was the name of the Muisca cacique who governed the land before the Spaniards arrived . Jiménez de Quesada gave the settlement the name of Our Lady of Hope but the Spanish crown gave it the name of Santafé ( Holy Faith ) in 1540 when it was appointed as a city . Santafé became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada ( created in 1550 ) , and then after 1717 it was the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada .
José María Córdova International Airport ( IATA : MDE , ICAO : SKRG ) is the second largest airport in Colombia after El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infrastructure and passenger service . It is located in the city of Rionegro , 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) south-east of Medellín . It is the most important airport in the Antioquia Department , and in terms of infrastructure , it is the most important in western Colombia . It 's also the main hub for low-cost airline Viva Colombia . It serves several international destinations , one of the busiest being the route to Miami International Airport . It also serves the most flown route within Colombia : Rionegro-Bogota , which is mainly operated by Avianca , Viva Colombia and LATAM Colombia . In recent years , significant technology and infrastructure upgrades ( like LCD screen signage ) have been made , making it one of the most recognized airports in Colombia . It now has service to destinations in Europe and has added new destinations in South and Central America , and in the Caribbean . International destinations include the United States , Panama , El Salvador , Venezuela , Ecuador , Peru , Mexico , Dominican Republic and Spain . The airport also serves domestic flights to most major Colombian cities such as Bogota , Cali , Barranquilla , Cartagena , Santa Marta and San Andres Island . Freight transport is also one of the strengths of the terminal , providing air transportation to most of the flower exports ( and other products ) from eastern Antioquia bound to South , Central and North America , and Europe . Since its inauguration in 1985 until 1990 , the terminal had heavy passenger and cargo movement , in part because the Olaya Herrera Airport , located in the center of Medellín , was closed during this time .
Rafael Núñez International Airport ( IATA : CTG , ICAO : SKCG ) is an 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 Rafael Núñez , the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia . The airport has been managed since 1996 by the Sociedad Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A. ( SACSA ) , a Colombian company that has the experience and technology of its partner operator AENA Spain . Airlines including Air Canada Rouge , Air Panama , Air Transat , American Airlines , Avianca , Copa Airlines , Delta Air Lines , EasyFly , Interjet , JetBlue , LATAM Colombia , LATAM Perú , Spirit Airlines , VivaColombia , and Wingo have international flights from this airport to various cities in North , Central and South America . KLM have flights to Amsterdam , Netherlands . The Cartagena VOR-DME ( Ident : CTG ) is located 14.0 nautical miles ( 25.9 km ) south of the airport . The Cartagena non-directional beacon ( Ident : CT ) is located 2.9 nautical miles ( 5.4 km ) south of the airport . Both are aligned with Runway 01 .
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport ( IATA : CLO , ICAO : SKCL ) formerly known as Palmaseca International Airport is located between Palmira and Cali , the capital of Valle del Cauca Department , Colombia . It is Colombia 's 4th busiest airport in passenger volume , with 5,600,000 people using the airport in 2016 . It is the third largest airport in Colombia in terms of area and construction . The airport often serves as the alternate airport for Bogotá - El Dorado Int ' l Airport and other Colombian airports . Alfonso Bonilla Airport lies in the center of the wide and fertile Cauca River valley , which runs north - south between the Western and Central Colombian Andes ranges . It is approximately 5 hours flight from Santiago de Chile , 50 minutes from Quito , Ecuador , and about 3 hours 18 minutes from Miami airport . The airport has one 3.000m long runway , equipped with the following navigation aids : primary radar , secondary radar , ILS , ALS , PAPI , RVR , runway centerline lights , threshold lights , and taxiway lights . The airport has SEI IX protection . The Cali non-directional beacon ( Ident : AS ) is located 0.59 nautical miles ( 1.09 km ) off the Runway 02 approach threshold . The Cali VOR-DME ( Ident : CLO ) is located 7.78 nautical miles ( 14.41 km ) off the Runway 02 threshold . Alfonso Bonilla airport is notable for being one of the very few secondary airports in Latin America that operates 24 hours a day . This is made possible not only by the year-round stable , consistent meteorological conditions but also because it is 14 kilometres ( 8.7 mi ) away from both Cali and Palmira .
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz , IATA : BAQ , ICAO : SKBQ ) is an airport serving the area of Barranquilla , the capital city of the Atlántico department in Colombia . The airport is located in the suburban municipality of Soledad . It owes its name to one of the pioneers of Colombian aviation , Ernesto Cortissoz . This airport serves as a focus city for Avianca . It is capable of accepting widebodied aircraft such as the Boeing 747 , Boeing 767 , and Airbus A340 . It is the most important airport in terms of infrastructure in the northern part of the country and the first in terms of cargo movements .
Simón Bolívar International Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar ) ( IATA : SMR , ICAO : SKSM ) is the airport serving Santa Marta city . The airport is located 14 kilometres ( 8.7 mi ) south of Downtown Santa Marta , the capital of the Magdalena Department , on the shores of the Caribbean Sea . 18 kilometres ( 11 mi ) north of the municipality of Ciénaga in Colombia . It is operated by Aeropuertos De Oriente S.A.S. , through a concession agreement with Aerocivil . The airport was recognized as an international airport in 2007 , but it is operating domestic flights only and currently serves as hub for low-cost carrier Viva Air Colombia . It is named in honor of Simón Bolívar ( 1783-1830 ) , the military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of several South American countries as sovereign states .
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport ( IATA : ADZ , ICAO : SKSP ) is the main airport in the archipelago of San Andrés , Providencia and Santa Catalina , one of the departments of Colombia . It is able to receive large aircraft and to accommodate seasonal and charter flights from different parts of the Americas and Europe . The San Andres VOR-DME ( Ident : SPP ) and non-directional beacon ( Ident : SPP ) are located on the field .
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 .
Matecaña International Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña ) ( IATA : PEI , ICAO : SKPE ) serves the city of Pereira , Colombia . It also serves as an alternate airport for the cities of Armenia , Cartago , Manizales , Medellín , Cali and Bogotá . The airport lies along the edge of a deep ravine , 2 kilometres ( 1.2 mi ) west of Pereira . There are steep dropoffs on the sides and ends of the runway . There is high terrain in all quadrants except south . The Pereira VOR-DME ( Ident : PEI ) is located 5.5 nautical miles ( 10.2 km ) off the approach threshold of Runway 08 . The Matecana non-directional beacon ( Ident : MAT ) is located 2.0 nautical miles ( 3.7 km ) off the Runway 08 threshold .
Los Garzones Airport ( IATA : MTR , ICAO : SKMR ) is an airport serving the city of Montería in the Córdoba Department of Colombia . It is the only airport in the department that can handle modern jets ( up to Airbus A330 size ) . On normal days , the airport receives 25 to 30 takeoffs and landings . It is one of the busiest airports in Colombia in terms of passenger flow . In 2008 , the consortium AirPlan , formed by the following companies , was awarded a bidding process : Malibú S.A . ; Fernando Mazuera y Cía. , Information and Technology S.A. , Portales Urbanos S.A. , Colombian Society of Commercial Investments ( Socinsa ) , Superstores and Olympic Drugstores , Noarco S.A. and Integral Services for Networks and Communications that , together with the Chinese company CAH Colombia , propose works among which are the construction of a new terminal , reconditioning of the runways and taxiways and new security systems . Since 2010 , the airport has an urban bus service that connects the air terminal with the main bus terminal in the city of Montería . Currently Los Garzones receives between 22 and 25 commercial flights per day , managing to mobilize more than 83,000 passengers per month , however the average number of daily operations is 53 , it is also EasyFly 's base of operations , so it has an overnight flight of aircraft and crews of said airline in the city The runway is 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) north of Montería . The Monteria VOR-DME ( Ident : MTR ) is located on the field .