I invite you to tour and get to know the Mateca International Airportñto of Pereira, one of the main terminals toéareas of Colombia.
I must start indicating that visité Pereira during the First International Meeting of Tourism Journalists what took meó to tour the Coffee Axis, Among all the natural charms of the región, Your airport was surprisedó, But very pleasantly.
As you know, I love to share with you my experiences in the different airports that I visit. Today I bring you the Mateca International AirportñPereira's, The entrance door to the heartón coffee maker Colombia. This airport is key to connect to Pereira with the rest of the PAíS and to the world.
On this occasion we are going to learn some very interesting data about this airport as well asén stateístatics of this terminal, that given its tourist attractionsíSticos and its locationón strataéGica make him one of the más important of Colombia.
Mateca International AirportñPereira's
Before moving on, Do not miss the Air Report which includes mádata and informationón about this airport as wellén a tour of its facilities from the YouTube channel to see how beautiful they haveó This terminal:
We are starting with the informationón of this very nice airport.
Mateca International Airportña is one of the main terminals toéareas of Colombia being the sixth in passengers transported annually, serving as a gateway to the región of the coffee axis and north of the valley. His name pays tribute to the kills of CañWhat ahí They were harvested toñbefore and that now alsoén gives name to the town next to the airport.
The history of the Mateca airportña dates back to the mid -twentieth century. Nevertheless, It was in 1944 When openingó Officially the first landing track, what I allowedó The beginning of operations toéareas in the regionón. Throughout the yearsños, The airport has experienced various extensions and modernizations to adapt to the growing passenger flow and the ESTáInternational Aviacación, and from 2020 has a totally new terminal, that is very beautiful.
Mateca International Airportña is located in the municipality of Pereira, Capital of the Department of Risaralda. Your positionón geográFica makes it a strategy pointégico to connect to the región with the rest of the PAís and with international destinations. The terminal aéevil isá Located a few kilosómeters from the center of Pereira And it has Fácyl access by Víto terrestrial.
Informationón and characterístatic
With all this previous context, let's get to know meás details about this terminal toérea:
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- This airport is very close to the city to 8 kilómeters from the center of the city of Pereira.
- The MéAll to get there are on bus público, TAXI OR SERVICE TURístic. The Uber has an average cost of $15.000 Colombian pesos, some $4.50 dóhomes.
- is located at 1.401 meters above sea level.
- Su operationón y administrationón isá in charge of the Municipality of Pereira – OPAM S.A.S.
- They can operate 12 Airbus A320 aircraft at the same time.
- Have 4 boarding sleeves.
- Its full name is Mateca International Airportña, In honor of the kills of CañWhat ahí They were harvested.
- They know him as «The aircraft carrier», since it is on a plateau that gives it that appearance.
- They are transported annually by this M airportás de 2.704.580 passengers (data 2022).
- It has a runway 2.200 meters long 08/26 asphalt.
- Annually más de 9.980 scheduled commercial flights.
- Hereí operate on average 30 Regular daily flights.
- Son 5 the aerosolsíneas operating hereí LATAM, Avianca, Clic, Jetsmart and Cup.
- They are currently operating 6 national routes and 1 International route.
- sun routeséStica are: Bogotaá, Nuqui, Averageín, Averageín – Ifé MaríCordoba, Barranquilla and Cartagena.
- The current international route is Panam Cityá – Tocumen. The route to Miami is suspended by American Airlines.
- Weekly on average they operate 208 commercial flights from hereí, not counting flights chárter, private or military.
- It does not represent Hub for any airlineínea.
- The route with máS flights is between Pereira and Bogotá with 134 weekly frequencies.
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