Antonio Nariño Airport

Antonio Nariño Airport Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño
IATA: PSO – ICAO: SKPS PSO Location of airport in Colombia
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aerocivil
Serves	Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	5.951 ft / 1.814 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2.312 7.585 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers movement 306,543 Cargo movement 2,266 T Air operations 5,710
Sources: DAFIF, Aerocivil

Antonio Nariño Airport (IATA: PSO, ICAO: SKPS) is located in the town of Chachagüí and serves the city of Pasto, which is located 35km away from the airport. The airport only handles domestic flights in addition to military operations and private charters.

Runway

The airport's runway was built on a plateau of 50 meters because of the surrounding terrain. Due to this, many pilots refer to the airport as an aircraft carrier. The runway is also relatively short for the altitude at which the airport is at.

The position of the runway means that it is often rendered useless since, in the presence of crosswinds, it prevents aircraft making a safe take off and landing. Crosswinds are common during the summer, particularly during the month of August.

Since 2007, the runway has been equipped with an instrument landing system (ILS), which permits airport operations during the night and when there is low visibility. However, a suitable place is being sought for to build a new airport due to the big increase in passengers and cargo and also since the current airport is often closed due to poor weather conditions.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca	Bogotá, Cali
SATENA	Bogotá

See also

List of airports in Colombia

External links

• Accident history for PSO at Aviation Safety Network