Antonio Nariño Airport

Antonio Nariño Airport

*Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño*
Antonio Nariño Airport; Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño
	IATA: PSO; ICAO: SKPS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aerocivil
Serves	Pasto, Colombia
Location	Chachagüí
Elevation AMSL	5,951 ft / 1,814 m
Coordinates	1°23′45″N 77°17′28″W / 1.39583°N 77.29111°W
Map
	PSO PSO
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers movement
Passengers movement	333,631
Cargo movement	2,105 T
Air operations	5,849
	Sources: WAD GCM

Antonio Nariño Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño, IATA: PSO, ICAO: SKPS) is an airport located in the town of Chachagüí and which serves the city of Pasto in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Pasto. It handles only domestic flights in addition to military operations and private charters. A new terminal, administrative and tower control were built, also new navigation equipment was set up due to the increasing number of passengers and cargo flights. Usually Airbus 318, 319, 320, Boeing 737, 727, turboprop and different types of smaller aircraft use the airport

Runway edit

The airport has a table top runway, built on a plateau of 50 meters because of the surrounding terrain. Due to this, many pilots refer to the airport as an aircraft carrier. The runway is also relatively short for the elevation of the airport.

The position of the runway means that it is often rendered unusable, since in the presence of crosswinds, it prevents aircraft making a safe takeoff and landing. Crosswinds are common during the summer, particularly during the month of August.

Since 2007, the runway has been equipped with an instrument landing system (ILS), which permits airport operations during the night and when there is low visibility. However, a suitable place is being sought for to build a new airport due to the big increase in passengers and cargo and also since the current airport is often closed due to poor weather conditions.

Airlines and destinations edit

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca	Bogotá, Cali
Clic	Cali
LATAM Colombia	Bogotá

References edit

^ "Airport information for SKPS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for PSO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).