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{{Airport title| name = Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport}}

| nativename = {{lang|es|Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Rojas Pinilla}}

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| IATA image = ADZ

| image2 = El Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.JPG

| ICAO = SKSP

| type image-width = Public250

| runIATA by = Aerocivil= ColombiaADZ

| ICAO = SKSP

| closest town = San Andrés City

| WMO = 80001<ref name="WMO" />

| elevation_ft = 90

| pushpin_map = Colombia Isla de San Andrés#Colombia San Andrés y Providencia#Colombia

| elevation_m = 27

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates = {{coor dms|12|35|01|N|81|42|40|W|type:airport}}

| pushpin_label = '''ADZ'''

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner = [[Aerocivil]]

| operator =

| city-served =

| ___location = [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés, Colombia]]

| elevation-f = 19

| elevation-m =

| coordinates = {{coord|12|35|00|N|81|42|40|W|type:airport}}

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 06/24

| r1-length-f =

| r1-length-m = 2375

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = 2018

| stat1-header = Passengers movement

| stat1-data = 2.115.377

| stat2-header = Cargo movement

| stat2-data = 6.822 T

| stat3-header = Air operations

| stat3-data = 14.993

| footnotes = Source: GCM<ref>{{GCM|ADZ}}</ref>

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'''Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport''' {{langx|es|Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Rojas Pinilla}} ([[IATA]]: '''ADZ''', [[ICAO]]: '''SKSP''') (formerly '''Sesquicentenario Airport''') is the main airport in the archipelago of [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]], [[Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina|Providencia and Santa Catalina]], one of the departments of [[Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=San Andrés (ADZ) |url=https://www.tkh-airportsolutions.com/references/san-andres |website=TKH Airport Solutions |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> It is able to receive large aircraft and to accommodate seasonal and charter flights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Information about Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (Sesquicentenario Airport) - World airport database |url=https://airport-data.com/world-airports/SKSP-ADZ/ |website=airport-data.com |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=PKSIM Releases Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport for MSFS - Threshold |url=https://www.thresholdx.net/news/pksgrp |website=www.thresholdx.net |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref>

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| runway_angle = <center>06/24</center>

== History ==

| runway_length_f = <center>7,808</center>

The air terminal was renamed in honor of General [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] (1900–1975), former president of [[Colombia]], who ordered the airport to be built in the mid-1950s in order to link the Caribbean island with the continental territory of Colombia. The original name of the airport was Sesquicentenario Airport.<ref name=":0" />

| runway_length_m = <center>2,380</center>

| runway_surface = <center>[[Paved]]</center>

== Description ==

The airport is the sixth busiest airport in Colombia in terms of passengers, with 995,661 in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cifras 2011 |url=http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/AAeronautica/Estadisticas/TAereo/EOperacionales/Documents/TRANSPORTE%20A%C3%89REO%20-%20CIFRAS%20DE%202011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801071744/http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/AAeronautica/Estadisticas/TAereo/EOperacionales/Documents/TRANSPORTE%20AÉREO%20-%20CIFRAS%20DE%202011.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2014 |access-date=20 June 2025 |website=Aero Civil}}</ref> Most of these passengers come from the continental part of the country, due to poor international direct service to the island. Many international tourists have to fly to one of Colombia's or Panama's largest airports ([[Bogotá]], [[Medellín]], [[Cali]], [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[Barranquilla]] or [[Panama City]]) to be able to reach the islands, although [[Copa Airlines]] maintains flights to [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City]]. Aircraft up to the size of the [[Airbus A340-200]] can land at the airport.

== Airlines and destinations ==

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:<ref>{{cite web |title=San Andrés Airport Guide: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport (ADZ) |url=https://medellinguru.com/san-andres-airport/ |website=Medellin Guru |access-date=20 June 2025 |date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Direct (non-stop) flights from San Andres Island (ADZ) - FlightsFrom.com |url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/ADZ |website=www.flightsfrom.com |access-date=20 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

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| [[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[José María Córdova International Airport|Medellín–JMC]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport|Cali]]{{cn|date=June 2025}}

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| [[Copa Airlines]] | [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]]

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| [[JetSmart|JetSmart Colombia]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]] (begins October 15, 2025),<ref>{{cite web |title=JetSMART Expands San Andres Island Service in 4Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250723-ja4q25adz |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 July 2025}}</ref> [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport|Cali]],<ref>{{cite web |title=JetSMART Colombia NS25 Domestic Network Addition |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250319-jans25co |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref> [[José María Córdova International Airport|Medellín–JMC]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gómez |first=Carlos |date=27 June 2024 |title=JetSmart inaugura nueva ruta aérea entre Rionegro y San Andrés |url=https://www.laprensaoriente.info/turismo/jetsmart-inaugura-nueva-ruta-aerea-entre-rionegro-y-san-andres/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=La Prensa Oriente |language=es}}</ref>

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| [[LATAM Colombia]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport|Cali]], [[Rafael Núñez International Airport|Cartagena]], [[José María Córdova International Airport|Medellín–JMC]]

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| [[SATENA]] | [[El Embrujo Airport|Providencia]]

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| [[WestJet]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport|Québec City]] (begins December 8, 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-announces-expanded-winter-schedule-with-more-sun-destinations-than-ever-before-863901986.html|title= WestJet announces expanded winter schedule with more sun destinations than ever before|publisher=Cision|date=July 7, 2025|accessdate=July 7, 2025}}</ref>

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| [[Wingo (airline)|Wingo]] | [[Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport|Barranquilla]], [[Rafael Núñez International Airport|Cartagena]]

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[[File:ADZcheckinhall.jpg|thumb|Check in and ticketing hall at San Andres Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ)]][[File:ADZboardingarea.jpg|thumb|One of the boarding gate areas at ADZ San Andres airport]]

'''Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport''' {{Airport codes|ADZ|SKSP}}, also known as '''Sesquicentenario Airport''', is an airport located on the [[San Andres Island]], [[Colombia]], which also commercially serves the nearby island of [[San Andres y Providencia|Providencia]]. These are both major Caribbean vacation spots for South and Central American tourists.

==Accidents and incidents==

The airport is the 6th busiest airport in Colombia in terms of passengers, with 836,234 in 2006. Most of these passengers come from the continental part of the country, due to poor international direct service to the island. Many international tourists have to fly to one of Colombia´s biggest airports (Bogota, Medellin or Cali) to be able to reach the island.

On August 16, 2010, [[AIRES Flight 8250]], crashed when landing short of the runway on approach to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, due to poor weather conditions. Two of the 125 passengers and 6 crew on board died.<ref>{{cite web |title=AIRES Flight 8250 – Human Centrified |url=https://humancentrified.com/ut-enim-ad-minim-veniam-quis-nostrud-exercitation-ullamco-laboris-nisi/ |website=Human Centred |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>

On September 19, 2013, [[American Airlines]] Flight B752 from [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San Jose]], [[Costa Rica]], made an emergency landing at the San Andres Airport after reporting smoke in the cockpit. All 179 passengers were said to be safe and continued to [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], their final destination, on a second plane. The aircraft involved in the incident was a [[Boeing 757]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emergency landing in San Andrés |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otraszonas/avion-aterrizo-de-emergencia-en-san-andres_13071553-4 |access-date=20 June 2025 |lang=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=B752 |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/3111/american-b752-near-san-andres-on-sep-19th-2013-smoke-in-cabin# |website=AeroInside |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>

The airport is one of Colombia's fastest growing airports with a 13.4% increase in the number of passengers between 2005 and 2006.

On 27 January 1982, a Boeing 727 plane travelling from [[Bogotá, Colombia]] to [[Pereira, Colombia]] was hijacked by armed members of the guerilla group M-19. After returning to Bogotá, they demanded to be flown to [[Cali, Colombia]]. A number of passengers were released, but after troops attempted to gain access to the plane a gun battle ensued. The hijackers were later allowed to depart on a jet. The Boeing departed, refuelling in San Andrés.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ranter |first1=Harro |title=Unlawful Interference Boeing 727-114 HK-2637X, Wednesday 27 January 1982 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/327937 |website=asn.flightsafety.org |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>

== Airlines and Destinations ==

*[[AeroRepública]] (Barranquilla, Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín)

*[[Air Transat]] (Toronto, Montreal)

*[[SAM Colombia]] (Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin)

*[[Copa Airlines]] (Panama City, San Salvador)

*[[SATENA]] (Bogota, Providencia)

*[[Searca Colombia]] (Bogota)

*[[Grupo Taca]] (San Salvador)

*[[Lacsa]] (San Jose)

==See External links also==

*[[Transport in Colombia]]

* {{WAD|SKSP}}

*[[List of airports in Colombia]]

==References==

[[Category:Airports in Colombia]]

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<ref name="WMO">{{cite web |last1=Oakley |first1=T. |title=Instrument and Observing Methods – Report No. 56 |url=https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=9606 |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121152118/https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=9606 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |pages=14 |date=November 1993}}</ref>

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==External links==

{{Airports of Colombia}}

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*[http://ourairports.com/airports/SKSP/pilot-info.html#general San Andrés Airport] at OurAirports

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