Route Network
Cartagena de Indias Rafael Nuñez Airport connects 20 destinations worldwide, with Bogotá standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Amsterdam, and the shortest flight is to Bucaramanga.
1 hr 50 mins
408 mi · 656 km
35
per day
Rionegro (MDE)
(Colombia)
– Colombia
Air Transat · Avianca · Copa Airlines Colombia · JetSMART
4 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
296 mi · 476 km
16
per day
1 hr 50 mins
280 mi · 451 km
5
per day
2 hr 5 mins
480 mi · 773 km
4
per day
2 hr 15 mins
445 mi · 716 km
4
per day
1 hr 50 mins
389 mi · 626 km
2
per day
3 hr 25 mins
1,106 mi · 1,779 km
2
per day
1 hr 30 mins
279 mi · 449 km
2
per day
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
(United States of America)
– United States of America
JetBlue Airways
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,122 mi · 1,805 km
1
per day
4 hr 40 mins
1,689 mi · 2,717 km
1
per day
5 hr 10 mins
2,089 mi · 3,362 km
1
per day
2 hr 35 mins
592 mi · 953 km
1
per day
10 hr 45 mins
5,239 mi · 8,431 km
1
per day
—
CTG → NLU
4
per week
4 hr 35 mins
1,699 mi · 2,735 km
3
per week
2 hr 20 mins
676 mi · 1,088 km
3
per week
Panamá City (BLB)
(Panama)
– Panama
Copa Airlines Colombia · Copa Airlines
2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
298 mi · 479 km
2
per week
9 hr 55 mins
4,805 mi · 7,733 km
1
per week
5 hr 50 mins
2,422 mi · 3,899 km
1
per week
5 hr 40 mins
2,310 mi · 3,717 km
1
per week
Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.
Cartagena de Indias Rafael Nuñez Airport is served by 14 airlines, with Avianca in the lead at 19% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 47% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of 12 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. KLM is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Amsterdam with a flight time of 10 hrs 45 mins.
Avianca
(6 routes)
Copa Airlines Colombia
(5 routes)
JetSMART
(4 routes)
LATAM
(3 routes)
Air Transat
(3 routes)
Copa Airlines
(2 routes)
JetBlue Airways
(2 routes)
American Airlines
(1 routes)
Aeromexico
(1 routes)
KLM
(1 routes)
VivaAerobus
(1 routes)
Delta Air Lines
(1 routes)
Arajet
(1 routes)
Multiple Solutions Limited
(1 routes)
Cartagena de Indias Rafael Nuñez Airport provides direct service to nine countries across three continents. The route network is 30% domestic and 70% international. Panama is the primary international destination.
Colombia
- 62/day
Panama
- 5/day
United States of America
- 5/day
Mexico
- 2/day
Costa Rica
- 1/day
Netherlands
- 1/day
Dominican Republic
- 0/day
Spain
- 0/day
Canada
- 0/day
Delays
Delay data is not available yet for this airport.
Delay data is not available yet for this airport.
Delay data is not available yet for this airport.
Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,917 ft 2,413 m 7,917 ft · 2,413 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 7,917 ft 2,413 m 7,917 ft · 2,413 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
88 aircraft cannot operate at Cartagena de Indias Rafael Nuñez Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 7,917 ft (2,413 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.
| Aircraft | Takeoff | Landing |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 | 7,959 ft 2,426 m 7,959 ft · 2,426 m | 5,689 ft 1,734 m 5,689 ft · 1,734 m |
| Boeing 777 VIP | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 5,098 ft 1,554 m 5,098 ft · 1,554 m |
| Airbus A350-800 | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 3,999 ft 1,219 m 3,999 ft · 1,219 m |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 5,098 ft 1,554 m 5,098 ft · 1,554 m |
| Airbus A350-900 | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 3,999 ft 1,219 m 3,999 ft · 1,219 m |
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 8,005 ft 2,440 m 8,005 ft · 2,440 m | 4,396 ft 1,340 m 4,396 ft · 1,340 m |
| Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 | 8,182 ft 2,494 m 8,182 ft · 2,494 m | 4,501 ft 1,372 m 4,501 ft · 1,372 m |
| Boeing BBJ MAX 9 | 8,199 ft 2,499 m 8,199 ft · 2,499 m | 4,114 ft 1,254 m 4,114 ft · 1,254 m |
| Boeing E-3 D Sentry | 8,202 ft 2,500 m 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 3,609 ft 1,100 m 3,609 ft · 1,100 m |
| Airbus A330 MRTT | 8,202 ft 2,500 m 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 5,741 ft 1,750 m 5,741 ft · 1,750 m |
| Tupolev Tu-114 | 8,202 ft 2,500 m 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 4,593 ft 1,400 m 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | 8,202 ft 2,500 m 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 8,202 ft 2,500 m 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 4,921 ft 1,500 m 4,921 ft · 1,500 m |
| Vickers VC10 | 8,281 ft 2,524 m 8,281 ft · 2,524 m | 6,381 ft 1,945 m 6,381 ft · 1,945 m |
| Boeing 737 Convertible | 8,284 ft 2,525 m 8,284 ft · 2,525 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 737-400 | 8,333 ft 2,540 m 8,333 ft · 2,540 m | 5,052 ft 1,540 m 5,052 ft · 1,540 m |
| Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call | 4,701 ft 1,433 m 4,701 ft · 1,433 m | 8,366 ft 2,550 m 8,366 ft · 2,550 m |
| Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy | 8,399 ft 2,560 m 8,399 ft · 2,560 m | 3,599 ft 1,097 m 3,599 ft · 1,097 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing 757-300 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,085 ft 1,550 m 5,085 ft · 1,550 m |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing 737-500 | 8,694 ft 2,650 m 8,694 ft · 2,650 m | 4,593 ft 1,400 m 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Convair 880 | 8,760 ft 2,670 m 8,760 ft · 2,670 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Ilyushin Il-96 400 | 8,858 ft 2,700 m 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,413 ft 1,650 m 5,413 ft · 1,650 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker | 8,858 ft 2,700 m 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Airbus A380 Private Jet | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A380-800 | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A340-300 | 9,072 ft 2,765 m 9,072 ft · 2,765 m | 6,004 ft 1,830 m 6,004 ft · 1,830 m |
| Airbus A330-200 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330 Corporate Jet | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-200F | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-300 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-800 | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | 9,199 ft 2,804 m 9,199 ft · 2,804 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-400 | 9,236 ft 2,815 m 9,236 ft · 2,815 m | 6,250 ft 1,905 m 6,250 ft · 1,905 m |
| Boeing 747SP | 9,252 ft 2,820 m 9,252 ft · 2,820 m | 5,249 ft 1,600 m 5,249 ft · 1,600 m |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 9,285 ft 2,830 m 9,285 ft · 2,830 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B1 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Airbus A300B2 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 767-400 | 9,501 ft 2,896 m 9,501 ft · 2,896 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Airbus A340-200 | 9,514 ft 2,900 m 9,514 ft · 2,900 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| Airbus A380-900 | 9,678 ft 2,950 m 9,678 ft · 2,950 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft 2,970 m 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft 1,710 m 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft 900 m 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft 3,010 m 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft 3,018 m 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft 2,300 m 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft 2,133 m 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft 1,981 m 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft 3,126 m 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft 2,743 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft 3,139 m 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft 2,118 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft 3,140 m 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,397 ft 3,169 m 10,397 ft · 3,169 m | 5,699 ft 1,737 m 5,699 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft 2,680 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft 1,920 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft 3,500 m 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |
Operational Context
Cartagena de Indias Rafael Nuñez (IATA: CTG) operates around 77 flights per day to 20 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 6 domestic and 14 international routes, with Avianca as the leading carrier and Bogotá currently the busiest connection. From CTG, passengers can reach 9 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,413 m (7,917 ft).