Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz
IATA: BAQ ICAO: SKBQ
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Operadora Aeroportuaria del Caribe S.A.S. (BAQ Cortissoz)
Serves	Barranquilla, Colombia
Location	Soledad, Atlántico
Opened	April 7, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-04-07)
Focus city for	Aerosucre Avianca
Elevation AMSL	30 m / 98 ft
Coordinates	10°53′22″N 074°46′50″W / 10.88944°N 74.78056°W / 10.88944; -74.78056
Website	www.aeropuertobaq.com
Map
BAQ/SKBQ Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Air operations 40,321 Passenger movement 2,911,703 Cargo movement (T) 34,527
Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC[1]

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz) (IATA: BAQ, ICAO: SKBQ)^[2] is an international airport serving the area of Barranquilla,^[1] 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.

The airport serves as a focus city for Avianca, the flag carrier of Colombia. It is capable of accepting widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, and Airbus A350. 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.