Alcides Fernández Airport
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Alcides Fernández Airport is a commercial airport on the Caribbean coast of Colombia
serving to town of Acandí. The airport is considered by residents of the town of Acandí
to be an important link between that community and the rest of Colombia as well as neighboring Panama
.
The airport was closed for some time during the early 2000s, as tourism to Acandí suffered a downturn. Acandí's mayor paid $30,000,000 Colombian pesos (approximately $12,500 USD) to enlarge the airport's runway and build better terminal facilities. The Colombian government paid a total of $1,500,000,000 Colombian pesos (approximately $63,500 USD) to aide in the renovation of the airport as part of Plan Colombia
. In 2003, Colombian transportation minister Andres Uriel Gallego and Colombia's Civil Aeronautics minister Juan Carlos Velez re-opened the airport to public flights after renovation was completed.
Prior to its closing, the airport was served by Aerolínea de Antioquia
and West Caribbean Airways
, both of which flew 19 seat passenger aircraft to the airport. Currently, only Aerolínea de Antioquia
has resumed service to Medellín
, as West ceased operations.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
serving to town of Acandí. The airport is considered by residents of the town of Acandí
Acandí
Acandí is a town and municipality in the Chocó Department, Colombia by the Caribbean sea.-History:The name Acandí derives from the Acandí tribe which means "River of Stones". The first foundation of the town of Acandí originated in c...
to be an important link between that community and the rest of Colombia as well as neighboring Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.
The airport was closed for some time during the early 2000s, as tourism to Acandí suffered a downturn. Acandí's mayor paid $30,000,000 Colombian pesos (approximately $12,500 USD) to enlarge the airport's runway and build better terminal facilities. The Colombian government paid a total of $1,500,000,000 Colombian pesos (approximately $63,500 USD) to aide in the renovation of the airport as part of Plan Colombia
Plan Colombia
The term Plan Colombia is most often used to refer to U.S. legislation aimed at curbing drug smuggling and combating a left-wing insurgency by supporting different activities in Colombia....
. In 2003, Colombian transportation minister Andres Uriel Gallego and Colombia's Civil Aeronautics minister Juan Carlos Velez re-opened the airport to public flights after renovation was completed.
Prior to its closing, the airport was served by Aerolínea de Antioquia
Aerolínea de Antioquia
ADA S.A., operating as Aerolínea de Antioquia , is a regional airline with its headquarters on the property of Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It started operations in 1987. The airline operates scheduled domestic services from Medellín to over 20 destinations...
and West Caribbean Airways
West Caribbean Airways
West Caribbean Airways S.A. was an airline with its headquarters in Hangar 73 on the grounds of Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. Because of financial problems following two crashes in 2005 it ceased operations that September....
, both of which flew 19 seat passenger aircraft to the airport. Currently, only Aerolínea de Antioquia
Aerolínea de Antioquia
ADA S.A., operating as Aerolínea de Antioquia , is a regional airline with its headquarters on the property of Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It started operations in 1987. The airline operates scheduled domestic services from Medellín to over 20 destinations...
has resumed service to Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, as West ceased operations.