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El Edén International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén*
El Edén International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén
	IATA: AXM; ICAO: SKAR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Aerocivil
Serves	Armenia, Colombia
Location	La Tebaida, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	3,990 ft / 1,216 m
Coordinates	04°27′10″N 75°45′58″W / 4.45278°N 75.76611°W
Website	www.aeropuertoeleden.com Spanish
Map
	AXM Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Statistics (2012)
Passengers movement
Passengers movement	352.897
Cargo movement	755 T
Air Operations	14,002
	Sources: WAD GCM

El Edén International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén) (IATA: AXM, ICAO: SKAR) is an international airport serving Armenia, the capital of the Quindío Department of Colombia. The airport is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Armenia, near the town of La Tebaida. It handles domestic flights to Bogotá and Medellín and international flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Panama City.

Overview

Following Armenia's 25 January 1999 earthquake, the terminal had to be rebuilt after major seismic activity caused much of the building to collapse. During 2008 and 2009, the airport's runway was extended, the control tower's height was increased, and the terminal building was partly upgraded to include a new international gate and immigration area. The airport is now capable of receiving aircraft such as Boeing 737 and 727, Airbus A319 and A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Fokker 100.

The first international flight to land at El Edén International Airport was operated by Spirit Airlines on 13 November 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, USA. As of September 2023, Spirit Airlines operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from El Edén International to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca	Bogotá, Medellín–JMC
Avianca Express	Bogotá
Clic	Medellín–Olaya Herrera
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen (ends January 19, 2025)^[3]
Spirit Airlines	Fort Lauderdale
Wingo	Bogotá^[4]

References

^ "Airport information for SKAR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
^ Airport information for AXM at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Copa Airlines suspends four international routes". Aviation Club Center (in Spanish). November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "WINGO EXPANDS BOGOTA DOMESTIC NETWORK FROM OCT 2022". Aeroroutes. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.