Techo International Airport (Colombia)

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Techo International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Techo
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Opened7 August 1930 (1930-08-07)
Closed10 December 1959 (1959-12-10)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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Asphalt (Closed)

Techo International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO) was the first airport in Bogotá, Colombia, which was in operation from 1930 to 1959, when it was replaced by El Dorado International Airport. It was adjacent to the current Monumento a las Banderas, on Avenida de Las Américas.[1]

History

After the founding of the Colombian Air Navigation Society and the German Colombian Society to provide air transport services, the initial steps to plan the construction of the Techo aerodrome were taken. The then manager of the Colombian American Society, Herman Kuehl, was the key man for the negotiation and construction of the aerodrome in the Techo premises. After meticulous work on the space, by 1928, this space already had a landing strip for light aircraft.[1][2][3]

On August 7, 1930, the Techo aerodrome was completely inaugurated during the Government of Enrique Olaya Herrera. The airport was then fully operational for regular flights. Located on the site of the current Monumento a las Banderas, the aerodrome was strategically equipped with a runway estimated to be 40 meters wide, control and communication towers, buildings, broadcast towers, and a passenger platform. The founding of El Dorado International Airport in December 1959 led to the closure and subsequent demolition of Techo Airport.[1]

Historical airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Asunción, Barranquilla, Bermuda, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cali, Caracas, Cartagena, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Kingston–Norman Manley, La Paz, Lima, Lisbon, Madrid, Maracaibo, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Mexico City, Miami, Montego Bay, Montevideo, New York–IDL, Panama City, Paris–Orly, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, San Andrés Island, Santa Maria, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Congonhas, Tegucigalpa
Braniff Caracas, Cali, Cartagena, Los Angeles, Medellin-Olaya Herrera, Mexico City, Miami, New York-IDL, Panama City, Quito[4]
Cubana Havana
Pan Am Caracas, Cali, Cartagena, Los Angeles, Medellin-Olaya Herrera, Mexico City, Miami, New York-IDL, Panama City, Quito[5]
SCADTA Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Palanquero, Tunja, Villavicencio

References

  1. ^ a b c Ramírez, Alejandro (2019-06-20). "Techo: el histórico barrio de Bogotá que tuvo un aeropuerto". Conexioncapital.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ "Cuando Bogotá entró en la era de la aviación". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ "El barrio de Bogotá que alguna vez fue aeropuerto". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Braniff International route map, 1979". Airlinemaps.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  5. ^ Wrigley, Julia (2013-05-07), "Los Angeles and New York City Schools", New York and Los Angeles, Oxford University Press, pp. 263–285, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199778386.003.0009, ISBN 978-0-19-977838-6, retrieved 2021-11-04
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