Yariguíes Airport

Yariguíes Airport

*Aeropuerto Yariguíes*
Yariguíes Airport; Aeropuerto Yariguíes
	IATA: EJA; ICAO: SKEJ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aerocivil
Location	Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia
Opened	1957
Elevation AMSL	397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates	7°01′28″N 73°48′25″W / 7.02444°N 73.80694°W
Map
	EJA Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
	Sources: Airports WW GCM

Yariguíes Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Yariguíes, IATA: EJA, ICAO: SKEJ) is an airport serving Barrancabermeja, a city in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the city.

The airport was renovated in 2013 at a cost of $13 million pesos. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos visited the airport to inaugurate the completed renovations.^[3]^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca	Bogotá
Clic	Bogotá

Climate

Yariguíes Airport has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with heavy rainfall in all months except January.

Climate data for Yariguíes Airport
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.8 (91.0)	33.1 (91.6)	32.6 (90.7)	32.0 (89.6)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	32.4 (90.3)	32.4 (90.3)	31.7 (89.1)	31.1 (88.0)	31.2 (88.2)	31.7 (89.1)	32.1 (89.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.2 (82.8)	28.4 (83.1)	28.2 (82.8)	27.8 (82.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	27.3 (81.1)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	23.8 (74.8)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.9 (73.2)	23.0 (73.4)	23.3 (73.9)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	51.1 (2.01)	124.8 (4.91)	183.1 (7.21)	299.9 (11.81)	373.7 (14.71)	268.1 (10.56)	229.6 (9.04)	288.5 (11.36)	338.4 (13.32)	408.4 (16.08)	303.1 (11.93)	132.0 (5.20)	3,000.7 (118.14)
Average rainy days	6	10	14	19	21	18	17	20	21	21	18	11	196
Average relative humidity (%)	74	73	77	81	82	81	78	79	81	83	83	80	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	223.2	177.9	155.0	147.0	167.4	177.0	210.8	204.6	183.0	167.4	168.0	189.1	2,170.4
Mean daily sunshine hours	7.2	6.3	5.0	4.9	5.4	5.9	6.8	6.6	6.1	5.4	5.6	6.1	5.9
Source: ^[5]

Accidents and incidents

On 21 May 1970, a Douglas DC-3 of Avianca was hijacked to Yariguíes Airport whilst on a flight from El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal to Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, Sogamoso. The hijackers had demanded to be taken to Cuba.^[6]

References

^ "Yariguies Airport". Airportsworldwide.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ Airport information for EJA at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Inaugurada modernización del aeropuerto Yariguíes de Barrancabermeja". volavi.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
^ "ENTREGA OBRAS AEROPUERTO BARRANCABERMEJA" (in European Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981 - 2010" (xlsx) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
^ "Hijacking description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

Yariguíes Airport at OurAirports
Aeronautical chart and airport information for Yariguíes Airport at SkyVector
Accident history for EJA at Aviation Safety Network
Current weather for SKEJ at NOAA/NWS

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[1] "Yariguies Airport". Airportsworldwide.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] Airport information for EJA at Great Circle Mapper.

[3] "Inaugurada modernización del aeropuerto Yariguíes de Barrancabermeja". volavi.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-10.

[4] "ENTREGA OBRAS AEROPUERTO BARRANCABERMEJA" (in European Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-10.

[5] "Promedios Climatológicos 1981 - 2010" (xlsx) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-03.

[ASN210570b-6] "Hijacking description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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