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Camilo Daza International Airport (SKCC) serves Cúcuta, the capital of Norte de Santander Department in Colombia, close to the Venezuelan border. It offers a pair of hard-surfaced runways with ILS support, making it a useful destination for simulator pilots flying international and domestic routes into eastern Colombia.
Camilo Daza International Airport lies on the outskirts of Cúcuta, a major Colombian border city near Venezuela, and is operated as a public airport under Aerocivil. Named after Colombian aviation pioneer and Colombian Air Force founder Camilo Daza, the field handles a mix of domestic and limited international traffic, and its position astride a crosswind-prone valley near mountainous terrain makes it an interesting approach for a simulator pilot to study.
The airport sits about 5 kilometres from the centre of Cúcuta, in Norte de Santander Department, near Colombia's border with Venezuela. The surrounding terrain includes low mountains, a factor noted in the airport's aviation history, and pilots should be aware of the proximity to the international border when planning routes.
Camilo Daza has two physical runways. Runway 03/21 is 6,301 feet long with a hard surface, lit, and equipped with ILS on the 21 approach. Runway 16/34 is 7,613 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit, with ILS support on the 16 approach. Field elevation is 1,037 feet.
Cúcuta Approach can be reached on 119.9 MHz, with a secondary approach radio frequency of 348.8 MHz. Cúcuta Tower operates on 118.1 MHz. The field is equipped with ILS, supporting instrument approaches to runways 16 and 21.
Camilo Daza International Airport was inaugurated on 10 October 1971 by then-President Misael Pastrana Borrero and his Minister of Public Works, Argerino Duran Quintero. The airport takes its name from Camilo Daza, a Colombian aviation pioneer and founder of the Colombian Air Force, following an initiative by Juan Agustín Ramírez Calderón, then president of the Society of Public Improvements. On 17 March 1988, Avianca Flight 410, a Boeing 727, crashed into low mountains shortly after departing for Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport, killing all 143 people on board; it remains the only air accident in the city's history. The airport underwent a renovation announced in 2005 to modernise its infrastructure and improve night lighting for air traffic, and was further renovated and expanded between 2018 and 2019, with the newly modernised terminal inaugurated on 26 April 2019. On 14 December 2021, the airport was the scene of a terrorist attack in which explosive devices detonated near the perimeter fence and later on the runway, killing two police officers; flights were suspended and the airport evacuated in the aftermath. The airport was also used in early 2020 as a hub for humanitarian aid flights, including United States Air Force C-17 aircraft delivering supplies intended for Venezuela.
Camilo Daza continues to operate as an internationally certified airport serving Cúcuta, having received aerodrome certification from Aerocivil in 2018 confirming that its facilities and procedures meet international civil aviation standards. It handles scheduled airline services alongside general aviation flights capable of international operations.