Olaya Herrera Airport Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||
| Serves | Medellín Metropolitan Area | ||||||||||
| Location | Medellín, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Opened | July 5, 1932 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°13′11″N 75°35′25″W / 6.21972°N 75.59028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aeropuertoolayaherrera.gov.co | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1] | |||||||||||
Olaya Herrera Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera) (IATA: EOH, ICAO: SKMD) is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters.
It was formerly known as Medellin International Airport prior to the opening of José María Córdova International Airport in August 1985, which is located in the nearby municipality of Rionegro, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Medellin. Between the two airports, there were more than 3.5 million passengers per year, which makes it the second busiest passenger city in Colombia after Bogotá.[1]
In 2016, the airport handled 831,181 passengers, and 848,525 in 2017.
- ^ a b "Passnenger Traffic" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.