La Nubia Airport

La Nubia Airport Aeropuerto La Nubia
IATA: MZL – ICAO: SKMZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	InfiCaldas
Location	Manizales, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	6,690 ft / 2,021 m
Coordinates
Map
MZL Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 9/27 1,421 4,664 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passenger movement 234,419 Cargo movement 453 t (446 long tons; 499 short tons) Air operations 9,477
Source: Colombian AIP at UAEAC

La Nubia Airport (IATA: MZL, ICAO: SKMZ) is located in Manizales, Colombia, 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of the city's downtown. Due to its short runway and limited ramp space, the only aircraft which can use the airport are turbopropeller aircraft such as the Fokker 50, ATR 42 and the Dash 8 models. The main problem of La Nubia airport is weather. Sometimes shut down to fog, rain or winds, it is difficult for airlines to offer a reliable schedule for the passengers wishing to visit Manizales and Caldas, and combined with its limited hours of operation (just daylight), this fact has been an obstacle for the region's development.

After much delays, a new international airport to be named Aeropuerto del Café will open in the municipality of Palestina which is 15 minutes away from the city. It is expected to start operations in 2014. Aeropuerto del Café will initially have a 2,400-by-45-metre (7,874 ft × 148 ft) runway, which combined with a lower altitude than the present facility, will allow it to serve larger aircraft. If traffic warrants it, the runway may be extended to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) in the future.

Airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolínea de Antioquia	Medellín-Olaya Herrera
Avianca	Bogotá

Terminated destinations

• LAN Colombia: Bogotá

External links

• International Airport – Coffee Area (Project "Aeropuerto Internacional del Café")