Rafael Núñez International Airport

Rafael Núñez International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOINAC
ServesCartagena, Colombia
Hub forAvianca
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates10°26′33″N 75°30′47″W / 10.44250°N 75.51306°W / 10.44250; -75.51306
Websiteaeropuertocartagena.com.co
Map
CTG
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger Movement5.463.873
Cargo Movement7.073 T
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Rafael Núñez International Airport (IATA: CTG, ICAO: SKCG) is an international 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 Cartagena native Rafael Núñez (1825–1894), the former Colombian president who wrote the verses to the National Anthem of Colombia.

Airlines including Air Panama, Air Transat, American Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, EasyFly, JetBlue, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú, Spirit Airlines, and Wingo have or had international flights from this airport to various cities in North, Central and South America. KLM and Edelweiss Air have flights to Amsterdam and Zurich by way of Bogotá (the airlines do not own rights to transport passengers solely between Cartagena and Bogota).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.

AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City–Benito Juárez[3]
Air CanadaSeasonal: Montréal–Trudeau,[4] Toronto–Pearson[4]
Air TransatMontréal–Trudeau,[5] Toronto–Pearson[5]
American AirlinesMiami
ArajetPunta Cana, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
AviancaBogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín–JMC, Pereira
Seasonal: Miami, New York–JFK, Santiago de Chile[6]
Avianca Costa RicaSan José (CR)
Copa AirlinesPanama City–Tocumen
Delta Air LinesAtlanta[7]
Edelweiss AirSeasonal: Zurich1[8]
JetBlue Fort Lauderdale ,[9] New York–JFK
JetSmart Colombia[10] Bogotá, Cali, Cúcuta, Medellín–JMC, Pereira
JetSmart PerúLima[11]
KLMAmsterdam2
LASER AirlinesEl Vigía, Maracaibo, Porlamar[12]
LATAM ColombiaBogotá, Cali, San Andrés Island
LATAM PerúLima
NeosSeasonal: Milan–Malpensa[13]
Plus Ultra Líneas AéreasMadrid
Seasonal charter: Warsaw
Spirit AirlinesFort Lauderdale, Orlando
Viva Mexico City–Felipe Ángeles (begins June 4, 2026)[14]
WingoBogota, Cali, Bucaramanga (begins 20 March 2026),[15], Medellín–JMC,[16] Panama City–Balboa, San Andrés Island
World2FlyMadrid (begins 3 July 2026)[17]

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
AerCaribe Bogotá

Note:

  • 1: Edelweiss Air's flight is from Bogotá to Zurich via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.
  • 2: KLM's flight is from Bogotá to Amsterdam via Cartagena. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Bogotá and Cartagena.

Statistics

Busiest international routes (roundtrip) out of Rafael Núñez International Airport (2015)[18]
Rank City Passengers % Change Airlines
1 Panama City, Panama 140,388 1,70% Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia
2 Fort Lauderdale, USA 140,266 37,64% JetBlue, Spirit Airlines
3 New York–Kennedy, USA 91,554 93,01% Avianca, JetBlue
4 Miami, United States 71,116 8,81% American Airlines, Avianca
Busiest domestic routes (roundtrip) out of Rafael Núñez International Airport (2015)[18]
Rank City Passengers % Change Airlines
1 Bogota 2,390,508 12,58% Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia, LATAM Colombia, Viva Colombia
2 Medellin, Antioquia 614,520 8,98% Aerolínea de Antioquia, Avianca, LATAM, Viva Colombia
3 Cali, Valle del Cauca 172,113 37,56% Avianca, Viva Colombia
4 San Andrés 101,587 55,02% Copa Airlines Colombia, Viva Colombia
5 Pereira, Risaralda 93,842 6,64% Avianca, Viva Colombia
6 Bucaramanga, Santander 27,646 11,56% EasyFly, Viva Colombia.

Capacity and structure

  • The airport is connected with 3 bays accessible from the runway, the aircraft taxi down the runway 1000 meters to stop turning over 300 meters and take-off position. The track is 60 meters wide and 2,600 m long at 0 meters above sea level provides sufficient capacity for modern transatlantic aircraft operations without problems.
  • The airport has the capacity to house 11 aircraft and open skies for charter operations.
  • Currently, OINAC S.A. has a 10 years contract to administer and expand the airport since March 1st 2024

See also

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Rafael Núñez International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  3. ^ "Aeromexico announces new flight between Mexico City and Cartagena: New route in 2025". Transponder1200 (in Spanish). September 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Villamizar, Helwing (5 May 2025). "Air Canada Announces Major Winter Latin America Expansion". Airways. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Air Transat Announces Three New International Routes and Boosts Year-Round Service for Summer 2026 Program". newswire.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Avianca impulsa su conectividad hacia Colombia con rutas estacionales a Medellín y Cartagena". ALN News. IATA. 10 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Grupo LATAM y Delta anuncian nuevas rutas en conjunto, incluida Miami-Medellín y la primera operación del grupo LATAM a Atlanta". Aviation Club Center (in Spanish). June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Edelweiss: von Zürich nach Kolumbien". skynews.ch (in German). 12 April 2023.
  9. ^ "JetBlue adds nine new routes from Fort Lauderdale starting November". Street Insider. September 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "JETSMART LAUNCHES DOMESTIC COLOMBIA SERVICE IN MARCH 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Jetsmart anuncia salida de tres nuevas rutas a Colombia". Aviation Club Center (in Spanish). 18 July 2023.
  12. ^ https://www.laserairlines.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Alpitour World, 100 milioni in più nel 2024" [Alpitour World [...]]. ttgitalia.com (in Italian). 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Viva announces new routes from AIFA to Cartagena and Medellín". EnElAire (in Spanish). November 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  15. ^ "Bucaramanga tendrá ruta estacional directa a Aruba a partir de junio: conozca las nuevas conexiones que ofrecerá Wingo para Santander". El Tiempo. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Wingo Adds Medellin – Cartagena Service From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  17. ^ {{Cite web title=World2Fly Plans Madrid – Cartagena Service in 3Q26|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251025-2w3q26ctg%7Cwebsite=Aeroroutes}}
  18. ^ a b "AeroCivil". 2014-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

Media related to Rafael Núñez International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website
  • Cartagena Airport at OurAirports
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for Cartagena Airport at SkyVector
  • Accident history for CTG at Aviation Safety Network
  • "Current weather for SKCG". NOAA/NWS.
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