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In this installment we review which were the most important national and international air routes of Colombia during the 2023.
The Colombian air market is one of the largest in all of Latin America, which although in recent times has seen several challenges arise such as the closure almost followed by Viva Air and Ultra Air, has shown its resilience and the airlines that remain in the market have taken that space left, but with significant growth rates.
With that panorama at the beginning of 2023, a year of even airline recession was expected in Colombia, but the statistical data show the opposite and it has been recovered even with figures on the 2019.
The main air routes of Colombia
With this background, We are going to review the data presented by the Aerocivil of Colombia, which, with very interesting data, presents information on the main national and international routes of the large Colombian airline market..
It is worth noting that the following data presented corresponds to the time period from January to November of 2023:
10 main international routes
International air routes that connect Colombia with Spain, Panama, USA, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Ecuador were the most frequented by travelers.
| RANK | ROUTE | 2022 (ENE-NOV) | 2023 (ENE-NOV) | WAS. % |
| 1 | BOGOTÁ-MADRID-BOGOTÁ | 864.968 | 1.046.987 | 21% |
| 2 | BOGOTÁ-PANAMA-BOGOTÁ | 765.555 | 754.257 | -1% |
| 3 | BOGOTÁ-MIAMI BOGOTÁ | 657.084 | 730.013 | 11% |
| 4 | BOGOTÁ-MEXICO-BOGOTÁ | 720.822 | 722.735 | 0.2% |
| 5 | BOGOTÁ-LIMA-BOGOTÁ | 583.908 | 634.302 | 9% |
| 6 | BOGOTÁ-SANTIAGO-BOGOTÁ | 603.478 | 595.594 | -1% |
| 7 | MEDELLÍN-PANAMA-MEDELLÍN | 498.148 | 536.287 | 8% |
| 8 | BOGOTÁ-QUITO-BOGOTÁ | 310.965 | 492.641 | 58% |
| 9 | BOGOTÁ-CANCUN-BOGOTÁ | 443.561 | 449.710 | 1% |
| 10 | BOGOTÁ-NEW YORK-BOGOTÁ | 430.464 | 484.087 | 12% |
The Bogotá route stands out – Quito as the one with the greatest growth compared to the 2022.
10 main domestic routes
Facing the domestic market, A recovery is also evident in most air routes. Among the national air routes with the highest passenger mobilization during 2023 There are those that connect the cities of Bogotá, Medellin, Cartagena, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Pereira and San Andrés.
| RANK | ROUTE | 2022 (ENE-NOV) | 2023 (ENE-NOV) | WAS.% |
| 1 | BOGOTÁ-MEDELLÍN-BOGOTÁ | 3.373.354 | 3.523.695 | 4% |
| 2 | BOGOTÁ-CARTAGENA-BOGOTÁ | 2.670.472 | 2.668.376 | 0.2% |
| 3 | BOGOTÁ-CALI BOGOTÁ | 2.435.476 | 2.623.596 | 8% |
| 4 | BOGOTÁ-BARRANQUILLA-BOGOTÁ | 1.471.363 | 1.660.700 | 13% |
| 5 | BOGOTÁ-SANTA MARTA-BOGOTÁ | 1.777.854 | 1.635.853 | -8% |
| 6 | BOGOTÁ-BUCARAMANGA-BOGOTÁ | 1.190.497 | 1.246.722 | 5% |
| 7 | BOGOTÁ-PEREIRA-BOGOTÁ | 1.130.013 | 1.120.634 | -1% |
| 8 | BOGOTÁ-CÚCUTA-BOGOTÁ | 910.721 | 906.481 | 0% |
| 9 | MEDELLÍN-CARTAGENA-MEDELLÍN | 1.167.949 | 889.671 | -24% |
| 10 | BOGOTÁ-SAN ANDRÉS-BOGOTÁ | 1.119.999 | 865.425 | -23% |
Colombia, continues to grow.
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