Soledad International Airport

Soledad International Airport was the main airport of Barranquilla, Colombia from 1936 to 1981 when it was replaced by Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. It was the main international hub in the country from 1936 to 1959.

Soledad International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Soledad
Summary
ServesBarranquilla, Colombia
LocationSoledad, Atlántico
Opened1936
ClosedApril 7, 1981
Hub for
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 9,843 3,000 Concrete

History

In the early 1930s, the airline SCADTA based its main hub at the Airport of Veranillo which was a seaplane port on the Magdalena River and had been operating since 1919. The airline operated several Fokker Universals and Sikorsky S-38s from the main terminal at the seaplane port to many different parts of Colombia. It had also been an important stopover for the airline Pan American World Airways since 1929. Operating Sikorsky S-42s to parts of Panama and Venezuela. However, during this time period SCADTA was expanding its fleet to land-based aircraft, such as Ford Trimotors and Boeing 247s and the current seaplane terminal could not accommodate the new aircraft. In response to this, a new airport was planned by SCADTA to replace the seaplane terminal. When it eventually opened, the old seaplane port as sold to the National government to be used as a port for the Colombian Navy.

The new aerodrome opened in 1936, located in the municipality of Soledad, Atlántico. Thus, it was named "Soledad International Airport". The airport included, a short paved runway, an office building, and a small terminal. The two airlines operating from the airport mainly used Boeing 247s and DC-2s. By 1937, the airport was already busy, and there were too little facilities to deal with the new aircraft. In response to this, the airport's first hangar opened in 1938. DC-3s were gaining in popularity at the time and in 1939 SCADTA finally acquired some. Pan Am also started flying DC-3s to the airport, and by the beginning of 1940, it became the first major hub in the nation.

By the summer of 1940, SCATDA had changed to Avianca, and Barranquilla became its first major hub.

Historical Airlines and Destinations

Passenger
Airlines Destinations
ACES El Banco, Sincelejo
Aerocosta Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Fort-de-France, Medellín-Olaya Herrera, Miami, Panama City, Pointe-à-Pitre, San Andrés Island[1]
Aerocondor Colombia Aruba, Barrancabermeja, Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Curaçao, Guatemala City, Ibagué, Maicao, Medellín-Olaya Herrera, Miami, Neiva, Oranjestad, Panama City, Pereira, Port-au-Prince, Riohacha, San Andrés Island, Santa Marta, Santo Domingo, Tolú, Valledupar, Willemstad[2]
AeroPesca Bogotá
Aerotal
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Avianca Armenia, Aruba, Bucaramanga, Bermuda, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Curaçao, Frankfurt, Guayaquil, Hamburg, Kingston–Norman Manley, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, Madrid, Maracaibo, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Montego Bay, Miami, Montería, New York–JFK, Panama City, Paris-Orly, Port-au-Prince, Quito, San Andrés Island, San José de Costa Rica, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Santa Maria, Santa Marta, Santo Domingo, Tolú, Valledupar
BSAA London[3]
Copa Airlines Panama City
Cubana de Aviación Havana, Maracaibo
KLM Curaçao, Port-au-Prince
LACSA Maracaibo, Panama City, San José de Costa Rica,
LANSA Magangué
Pam Am Colon, Havana, Kingston, Maracaibo, Miami, New York–JFK, Panama City–Tocumen, Port of Spain
SAM Colombia Cartagena, San Andrés Island, Santa Marta
SCADTA Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Colon, Cúcuta, Curaçao, El Banco, Kingston–Norman Manley, Manley, Magangué, Maracaibo, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Puerto Berrío, San Marcos, Santa Marta, Sincelejo
TAC Bogotá
TAVINA Apartadó, Barú, Cartagena, Chibolo, El Banco, El Cerrejón, Magangué, Maicao, Mompós, Montería, Plato, Riohacha, Sincelejo, Santa Marta, San Juan Del Cesar, Valledupar
TAXADER Miami

Cargo
Airlines Destinations
Avianca Cargo Bogotá, Medellín–Olaya Herrera
Aerocosta Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Fort-de-France, Medellín-Olaya Herrera, Miami, Panama City, Pointe-à-Pitre, San Andrés Island
Aerosucre
Lineas Aeras Del Caribe Asunción, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cali, Caracas, Curaçao, Panama City, San Andrés Island

Accidents and incidents
  • 1949
  • 1951
  • 1954
  • 1957
  • 1964
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1975
  • On September 30, 1975 a Boeing 727 operated by Avianca Cargo crashed on its final approach due to poor visibility. The crew was forced to
  • 1976
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References
  1. Corradine, Jaime Escobar. "Aerocosta". www.aviacol.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. Corradine, Camilo Luengas Romero - Jaime Escobar. "Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia - Aerocóndor". El portal de la Aviación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. Corradine, Jaime Escobar. "Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz (SKBQ / BAQ)". El portal de la Aviación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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