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Airport in Colombia
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San Jeronimo Airport
Aeropuerto de San Jeronimo
Summary
Airport typePublic, Defunct
Operatorcity of Montería
ServesMontería
Opened1937
Closed1974
Focus city forLansa
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates8°44′49.14″N 75°52′47.75″W / 8.7469833°N 75.8799306°W / 8.7469833; -75.8799306
Map
SJM is located in ColombiaSJMSJM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
none 3,459 1,054 concrete(Closed)

San Jeronimo Airport was the old airport of Montería, Colombia. It is now The Hospital of Saint Jeronimo in the downtown area of the town.

Historical Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Avianca Lorica, Medellín–Olaya Herrera,

Accidents and incidents

  • On March 15, 1961, a Douglas DC-3 operated by Avianca overshoot the runway due bad weather and the runway being too short. It was landing after a flight from Medellin. There were 2 crew members and 14 passengers, everyone survived, but there were two minor injuries.
  • On May 8, 1971, flight 706, a Douglas DC-4 operated by Avianca was hijacked on a flight to Barranquila several minutes after taking off from the airport. A young Colombian carried a gun and demanded to be flown to Maracaibo. The plane successfully landed in Maracaibo and the man confessed that he was diagnosed with skin cancer and could not be treated in Colombia.

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