Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport

Summary

Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport (IATA: TLU, ICAO: SKTL) is a commercial airport serving the Caribbean coast municipality of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia. The airport is on the coast south of the town, and north approaches and departures are over the water.

Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport

Aeropuerto de Golfo de Morrosquillo
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAerocivil
LocationTolú, Colombia
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates9°30′35″N 75°35′10″W / 9.50972°N 75.58611°W / 9.50972; -75.58611
Map
SKTL is located in Colombia
SKTL
SKTL
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,350 4,429 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The airport was refurbished in 2010 extending its terrain and runway. Currently, Aerolínea de Antioquia and SATENA are the only airlines that serve this airport.

Aerolínea de Antioquia is the most prominent airlines at the airport, operating Dornier 328s, and SATENA began operations in early March, 2017, operating ATR 42s.

Airport renovation edit

The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics of Colombia invested 4,425,000,000 COP (US$2,500,000 app) to expand the airport in 2010. The airport lengthened its runway from 850 metres (2,790 ft) to 1,350 metres (4,430 ft)[3]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
ClicMedellín–Olaya Herrera
SatenaBogotá, Medellín–Olaya Herrera

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Airport information for TLU at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Tolú
  3. ^ Airport expansion Spanish

External links edit

  • OpenStreetMap - Tolú
  • OurAirports - Tolú
  • SkyVector - Tolú
  • FallingRain - Tolú Airport
  • Accident history for TLU at Aviation Safety Network