# Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ / SKBQ)

**Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport** (IATA: BAQ, ICAO: SKBQ) is a large airport in Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia. It opened in 1959. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 3.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAQ / SKBQ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 30 m / 98 ft
- Coordinates: 10.8896, -74.7808
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 3,030,937 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Website: http://aerobarranquilla.aerocivil.gov.co/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Cortissoz_International_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645151
- Weather station: SKBQ · WMO 80028
- Ident: SKBQ

## Timeline

- 1959: Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 040° / 220° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,640,217 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,924,814 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,194,123 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,392,336 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,911,703 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,911,703 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,576,253 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,582,290 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,780,631 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,006,586 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,193,246 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,030,937 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [VUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvp.md) Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Colombia · 175 km / 109 mi · Clic Air
- [RCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrh.md) Almirante Padilla Airport · Colombia · 214 km / 133 mi · SATENA
- [MTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmr.md) Los Garzones Airport · Colombia · 257 km / 160 mi · Clic Air
- [HAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skag.md) Hacaritama Airport · Colombia · 322 km / 200 mi · SATENA
- [CUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcc.md) Camilo Daza International Airport · Colombia · 413 km / 257 mi · SATENA
- [BGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg.md) Palonegro Airport · Colombia · 454 km / 282 mi · Wingo
- [EOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd.md) Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport · Colombia · 527 km / 327 mi · Clic Air, SATENA
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 530 km / 329 mi · Wingo, JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 543 km / 337 mi · Copa Airlines
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 549 km / 341 mi · Wingo
- [BLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpho.md) Panamá Pacífico International Airport · Panama · 572 km / 355 mi · Wingo
- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 650 km / 404 mi · Z Air
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 692 km / 430 mi · Wingo, JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [ADZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksp.md) Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport · Colombia · 778 km / 483 mi · Wingo, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [CLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcl.md) Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Colombia · 836 km / 519 mi · Avianca
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,756 km / 1,091 mi · Avianca, American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,780 km / 1,106 mi · JetBlue Airways, Avianca
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 7,639 km / 4,747 mi · Air Europa

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BAQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (11)

- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 6
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 5
- 9R [SATENA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/satena) · 4
- VE [Clic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/clic-air) · 3
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 3
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 2
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1
- 7Z [Z Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/z-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.0M (2022) | #462 of 3,974 | #29 in South America | #6 in CO |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =56 in South America | =4 in CO |
| Elevation | 30 m / 98 ft | =36,957 of 43,403 | =8,152 in South America | #587 in CO |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =73 in South America | =4 in CO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BARRANQUILLA APP | 119.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 113.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | BARRANQUILLA RDO | 348.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SQKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sqks.md) Aerodromo Los Campanos · 27 km / 17 mi
- [SK-031](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-031.md) Hacienda Veracruz Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [SK-030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-030.md) El Esfuerzo Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [SQIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sqir.md) El Cairano Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SK-268](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-268.md) La Palestina Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [SK-269](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-269.md) La Ye Airport · 63 km / 39 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ernesto_Cortissoz_International_Airport&oldid=1375066354), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq/data