{"id":3618,"date":"2019-08-29T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T10:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2019-09-02T08:18:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T06:18:43","slug":"small-airports-with-big-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/small-airports-with-big-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Small airports with big prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"
Secondary airports are essential for connectivity in a country with a territory as extensive and rugged as Colombia. The Andes Mountains and large rivers such as the Magdalena, Orinoco and Amazon crisscross the country, and many areas are isolated and have minimal land transport infrastructures. More than a dozen communities across the country depend on air or river transport, including Puerto Carre\u00f1o (Vichada) in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela. In 2018, Ineco, in consortium with the Colombian consultancy firm Concol (now WSP), produced the Master Plan for Germ\u00e1n Olano Airport in Puerto Carre\u00f1o and the airport planning schemes for Contador de Pitalito and San Bernardo de Mompox Airports. The three airports are administered directly by Aeron\u00e1utica Civil, Colombia\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority.<\/p>\n
This is the provincial capital of the southern subregion of the department of Huila, Colombia\u2019s main coffee-producing area and one of the most dynamic economic hubs in the region. It is a municipality with a vocation for tourism, strategically located close to the departments of Putumayo, Caquet\u00e1 and Cauca, boasting several tourist attractions, including the San Agust\u00edn archaeological park, one of Colombia\u2019s most important archaeological sites. Since the beginning of the peace process, the number of tourists who visit the area has increased and the regional government has set its sights on turning Pitalito into an important node of development thanks to its significant agricultural, commercial and tourism potential and its strategic location within the country.<\/p>\n