Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
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Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport serves as air terminal for the city of Valledupar
, Colombia
and as a small Colombian Air Force
and Colombian Police air base. The airport is operated by Aerocivil and only three commercial airlines serve the airport: Aerolínea de Antioquia
, Aires
and Avianca
operated by SAM.
Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and as a small Colombian Air Force
Colombian Air Force
The Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...
and Colombian Police air base. The airport is operated by Aerocivil and only three commercial airlines serve the airport: Aerolínea de Antioquia
Aerolínea de Antioquia
ADA S.A., operating as Aerolínea de Antioquia , is a regional airline with its headquarters on the property of Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It started operations in 1987. The airline operates scheduled domestic services from Medellín to over 20 destinations...
, Aires
AIRES
Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. is a low-cost airline headquartered in the AIRES Hangar in Bogotá, Colombia. It operates scheduled regional domestic and international services, as well as a domestic cargo service...
and Avianca
Avianca
Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since December 5, 1919 when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport...
operated by SAM.