Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport - ADZ San Andres
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport was established in the 1950s, upon the order of the then president of the Republic of Colombia, General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Primarily, the airport was built to serve San Andres, Colombia in the Caribbean. It was known as Sesquicentenario Airport before it was renamed to honor General Pinilla. Today, the airport is owned by Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics or Aerocivil, a Colombian Ministry of Transport agency that is in charge of regulating civil aviation and managing airspace in Colombia. It caters to seasonal and charter flights to and from the Americas and Europe.
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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) has one (1) runway that is 7,792-foot long. It is considered as the sixth busiest airport in the country, with 836,234 passengers passing through as per 2006 data. Nine (9) commercial airlines are currently operating in the airport, including Air Panama, Air Transat, Avianca, Avianca Guatemala, Copa Airlines, LATAM Colombia, Satena, Viva Air Colombia, and Wingo. These airlines have direct flights to and from over 10 key destinations. Some of the busiest routes are Cartagena, Bogota, Cali, Medellin, and Barranquilla. Travelers may be interested to see the neighboring cities of San Andres. Some popular destinations nearby include El Tamarindo, San Luis, La Loma, and Punta Hansa.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are several luxurious hotels offering competitive rates near the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport. Get to book at the Posada Cultural Bahia Sonora, which is only 3km away from the airport. Nearer airport hotels include the Hotel Tiuna, and the Portabelo Beach, which are both 1km away. And the Hotel Grand Caribe is only 500 meters away from the airport.
