Almirante Padilla Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla) is an airport serving the
Caribbean
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coastal city of
Riohacha in the
Guajira Department
La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the depart ...
of
Colombia
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. It is served by
Avianca
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and
Viva Air Colombia
Fast Colombia S.A.S., trading as Viva Air Colombia and formerly VivaColombia, is a Colombian low-cost airline based in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. It is a subsidiary of Irelandia Aviation and third largest airline in the country. It is not l ...
, and formerly by
Tiara Air. The airport is on the southwestern edge of the city.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:
See also
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Transport in Colombia
Transport in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport.
Road travel is the main means of transport; 69 percent of cargo is transported by road, as compared with 27 percent by railroad, 3 percent by internal waterways, and 1 percent by a ...
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List of airports in Colombia
This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Notes
* The served town of Chía is located in ...
References
External links
OurAirports - Riohacha
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Airports in Colombia
Buildings and structures in La Guajira Department
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