Gómez Niño Airport serves Bucaramanga, CO.
Gómez Niño Airport (CO-0073) in Bucaramanga, Colombia, was constructed by SCADTA in late 1938 and began operations with Junkers F-13 aircraft. It was named in honor of Colombian aviator Luis Francisco Gómez Niño and was notable for operating two runways simultaneously in an X-configuration. The airport served as a base for airlines like Avianca and Taxader, the latter being a regional airline founded in Bucaramanga.
The airport closed in August 1974 due to poor security and air navigation conditions, as well as several fatal accidents, and was replaced by the newly constructed Palonegro International Airport (SKBG). The site of the former Gómez Niño Airport was subsequently redeveloped for urban projects, including the Ciudadela Real de Minas, Plaza Mayor, and the Macaregua neighborhood. The hangar from the old airport was repurposed to construct the Edmundo Luna Santos Sports Coliseum.
*Sources researched: cervantesvirtual.com, bersoa8a.blogspot.com, en.wikipedia.org, bigorre.org*
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Where is Gómez Niño Airport located?
Gómez Niño Airport is located in Bucaramanga, CO, at an elevation of 3058 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is CO-0073.