Coffee Airport
{{Short description|Airport under construction in Colombia}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Coffee Airport
| nativename = {{small|Aeropuerto del Café}}
| nativename-a = {{small|AeroCafé}}
| image2-width = 250
| location = Palestina, Caldas
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| coordinates = {{Coord|05|02|10.15|N|75|36|56.31|W|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
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| metric-rwy = yes
| image = Logo Aerocafé.png
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| IATA = MZL
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| type = Public
| owner-oper = Department of Caldas{{Cite web|url=https://www.eje21.com.co/2021/04/caldas-sera-el-unico-propietario-de-aerocafe/|title="Caldas será el único propietario de Aerocafé"}}
| operator =
| city-served = Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
| opened = 2023 (expected), 2024 (scheduled)
| elevation-m = 1526
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| website = {{URL|https://aeropuertodelcafe.com.co/|aeropuertodelcafe.com.co}}
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The Coffee Airport ({{langx|es|Aeropuerto del Café or AeroCafé}}) is an under construction international airport in the town of Palestina, Caldas, Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://aeropuertodelcafe.com.co/resena-historica/|title=Reseña Histórica del Aeropuerto|publisher=Aeropuerto del Café}} It is planned to replace La Nubia Airport,{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/12/31/aerocafe-el-ambicioso-proyecto-que-avanza-en-el-eje-cafetero/|title=Aerocafé, el ambicioso proyecto que avanza en el Eje Cafetero|date=31 December 2021 |publisher=Infobae}} that currently serves the city of Manizales and the Colombian coffee growing axis region at large.
History
In March 9, 2021, the National Council of Political and Social Economy ("CONPES" for its acronym in Spanish) authorized the construction of the first phase of the airport declaring it as strategically important for the nation.{{cite web|url=https://www.aerocivil.gov.co/prensa/noticias/Pages/Proyecto-Aeropuerto-del-Cafe-fue-declarado-de-Importancia-Estrategica-para-la-Nacion-por-el-CONPES-.aspx|title= Proyecto Aeropuerto del Café fue declarado de Importancia Estratégica para la Nación por el CONPES|publisher=Aerocivil}}
Luis Carlos Velásquez Cardona, the Governor of the Department of Caldas, expects the construction of the first phase of the airport to be completed by the end of the 2023 calendar year.{{cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/confidenciales/articulo/cuando-estara-listo-el-aeropuerto-del-cafe/202104/|title=¿Cuándo estará listo el Aeropuerto del Café?|date=29 December 2021|publisher=Semana}}
== Name ==
Due to its location in the heart of the Colombian coffee growing axis, the airport has been christened as the Aeropuerto del Café, or AeroCafé, in homage to the production of fine coffee of the region.{{cite web|url=https://camacol.co/actualidad/publicaciones/revista-urbana/91/historias-del-sector/aeropuerto-del-cafe-infraestructura|title= AEROPUERTO DEL CAFÉ, INFRAESTRUCTURA QUE TRASCIENDE FRONTERAS|publisher=CAMACOL}}
Airlines and destinations
In addition to replacing La Nubia Airport and acquiring its currently served destinations, the airport's better-suited location will allow it to serve international and trans-Atlantic destinations on wide-body aircraft.{{cite web|url=http://ieu.unal.edu.co/medios/noticias-del-ieu/item/eje-cafetero-aeropuerto-del-cafe-y-ciudad-region|title= Eje Cafetero: Aeropuerto del Café y ciudad región|publisher=National University of Colombia}}
== See also ==
References
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External links
- [https://aeropuertodelcafe.com.co/ {{in lang|es}} Coffee Airport Official Site]