Techo International Airport

Replacement by a larger, more modern facility. Techo Airport was rendered obsolete by the inauguration of El Dorado International Airport (SKBO) on December 10, 1959. El Dorado was built to accommodate the increasing volume of air traffic and the larger, faster aircraft of the burgeoning jet age, such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, which Techo's shorter runways and limited infrastructure could not handle.

The former airport site has been completely absorbed by the urban expansion of Bogotá and is now a densely populated residential, commercial, and recreational area within the Kennedy locality. The land where the runways and terminal once stood is now occupied by major city landmarks, including the Parque Mundo Aventura amusement park, the Plaza de Las Américas shopping center, the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo (a soccer stadium), and numerous housing developments and businesses. The major thoroughfare, Avenida de Las Américas, cuts directly through the former airport grounds. No physical traces of the original airport infrastructure remain visible.

Techo Airport was Bogotá's first major airport and the primary air terminal for Colombia for nearly three decades. Inaugurated in 1930, it replaced smaller airfields and centralized air operations in the capital. It served as the main hub for the pioneering Colombian airline SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos), which later merged with SACO (Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) to form Avianca, the national airline. Techo was the gateway for the first international flights to Bogotá, connecting Colombia with the Americas and Europe. It witnessed the golden age of propeller aviation, handling iconic aircraft like the Ford Trimotor, Douglas DC-3, DC-4, and Lockheed Constellation. The airport was a critical piece of infrastructure that symbolized Colombia's modernization and its integration into the global community during the first half of the 20th century.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening Techo Airport. The site has been fully and irreversibly redeveloped into a vital part of the urban fabric of Bogotá. Re-establishing an airport at this location is physically, economically, and logistically impossible, as it would require the demolition of extensive commercial, residential, and recreational infrastructure that serves millions of people.