La Nubia Airport
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La Nubia Airport is located in Manizales
, Colombia
, 8 km southeast of the city's downtown. Due to its short runway and limited ramp space, the only aircraft which can use the airport are turbopropeller aircraft such as the Fokker 50, ATR 42
and the Dash 8 models. The main problem of La Nubia airport is weather. Sometimes shut down to fog, rain or winds, it is difficult for airlines to offer a reliable schedule for the passengers wishing to visit Manizales
and Caldas
, and combined with its limited hours of operation (just daylight), this fact has been an obstacle for the region's development.
After much delays, a new international airport to be named Aeropuerto del Café will open in the municipality of Palestina
which is 15 minutes away from the city. It is expected to start operations in 2014. Aeropuerto del Café will initially have a 2400x45 meter runway, which combined with a lower altitude than the present facility, will allow it to serve larger aircraft. If traffic warrants it, the runway may be extended to 3500 meters in the future.
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Manizales
Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
, 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...
, 8 km southeast of the city's downtown. Due to its short runway and limited ramp space, the only aircraft which can use the airport are turbopropeller aircraft such as the Fokker 50, ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
and the Dash 8 models. The main problem of La Nubia airport is weather. Sometimes shut down to fog, rain or winds, it is difficult for airlines to offer a reliable schedule for the passengers wishing to visit Manizales
Manizales
Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
and Caldas
Caldas
Caldas may refer to:*Çaldaş, Azerbaijan* Caldas Department, in Colombia.* Caldas, Antioquia, a town in Antioquia, Colombia.* Caldas, Minas Gerais, a town in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil...
, and combined with its limited hours of operation (just daylight), this fact has been an obstacle for the region's development.
After much delays, a new international airport to be named Aeropuerto del Café will open in the municipality of Palestina
Palestina, Caldas
Palestina is a town in the south central region of the state of Caldas, Colombia. Located in the Triangle of Coffee Area, with a culture and tradition related to the colonization of Antioquia and the coffee growing....
which is 15 minutes away from the city. It is expected to start operations in 2014. Aeropuerto del Café will initially have a 2400x45 meter runway, which combined with a lower altitude than the present facility, will allow it to serve larger aircraft. If traffic warrants it, the runway may be extended to 3500 meters in the future.
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