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Yariguíes Airport

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Yariguíes Airport

Aeropuerto Yariguíes
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAerocivil
LocationBarrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia
Opened1957
Elevation AMSL397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates7°01′28″N 73°48′25″W / 7.02444°N 73.80694°W / 7.02444; -73.80694
Map
EJA is located in Colombia
EJA
EJA
Location of airport in Colombia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Sources: Airports WW[1] GCM[2]

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

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AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Bogotá
Clic Bogotá

Climate

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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

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See also

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References

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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.
  6. ^ "Hijacking description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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