Structure and Capacity
The airport still retains its classification International Airport even though it only operates domestic and regional flights. The runway is 2508 m long and is at an altitude of 1506 meters. Currently there are restrictions on the type of aircraft operating from the Olaya Herrera, due to its classification of regional airport, commercial aircraft can operate only 50 passengers or less excluding Satena state airline that carries passengers to 76 Embraer 170 aircraft.
The passenger terminal has two waiting rooms that have access to the main platform, which has a capacity of over 30 aircraft, also has a large shopping area with banking establishments, offices and shops of all kinds, a food court, 11 double counters, airline check-in, a smoking room, and close connection with the plaza Gardel.
It has a very large LCD screens provided by Scala to give information of flights, and times of departure and arrival of aircraft, these screens were also designed to receive hospital care for those who wait, with music and animations in Macromedia.
The airport has 111 hangars located south of the terminal, where are the executive offices of many airlines, charter, cargo, like flight schools. The airline Aires built a hangar near the headwaters north of the airport, this power because of servicing aircraft and reaffirming their commitment to Medellin and the new base of operations at this airport opened. Also, the Carrier of Antioquia has six hangars where they keep their planes and provides maintenance. Aviation Schools, Aviation Antioqueña Academy and the School of Aviation The Falcons, two of the most recognized in Colombia, operating from the hangar area as well.
The airport was with five other airports given in concession to a private operator to manage that within the proposed works include total refurbishment of the terminal, the construction of a cargo terminal, repairing the track platform, implementing new security systems are, expansion and refurbishment of waiting rooms and baggage claim belts, construction of a new control tower on the west side, construction of a terminal for business aviation that will work for domestic and international flights of this type (with this new terminal would return from international flights from the airport), new shopping areas, among others.
Aerolínea de Antioquia has its headquarters on the airport property. West Caribbean Airways, when it existed, had its corporate headquarters, operational center, and call center in Hangar 73 on the airport property.
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