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ALERT – Medellin International Airport: Scheduled Maintenance

By Steve Hamilton
May 23, 2024

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José María Córdova airport in Rionegro announced that it will have a scheduled closure due to runway maintenance work. This will take place from this Wednesday, May 22 and until June 6. They announced that closures will take place between 12:30 and 5:30 in the morning. If your scheduled flights are arriving or departing within this time frame, you can expect additional delays.

Airport administration reported that they received authorization from the Colombian Civil Aeronautics to perform scheduled maintenance to its main runway. Apart from that, they indicated that it was possible to negotiate with the airlines for the development of this maintenance. Contact your airline for more information regarding any possible delays during this maintenance period.

It is important to mention that this only affects one runway, which means that the passenger terminal will remain open so that people can arrive early for their assigned flights with no issue. A spokesman for the airport indicated that they recommend that if your flight is departing within this window, you arrive at the airport a little earlier just to be safe.

Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton has spent the last 8 years as a full time resident of Medellin. Upon arrival, despite not speaking Spanish, and never living outside the United States, he adapted quickly to living in Colombia and embraced the culture.In addition to this, he has given back to the community by teaching at youth baseball clinics in Medellin, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Santa Marta, using his passion for baseball and his background in video to teach baseball players to use technology to sharpen their skills. He’s originally from San Francisco, California and is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors and Washington Capitals. Video games, technology, reading, writing, cooking, painting and his elderly dog are his passions. If you have any questions you can reach out to him through email at [email protected]