Hotels near ⁨Yariguíes Airport (EJA)⁩

Yariguíes Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Yariguíes, IATA: EJA, ICAO: SKEJ) is an airport serving Barrancabermeja, a city in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the city. The airport was renovated in 2013 at a cost of $13 million pesos. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos visited the airport to inaugurate the completed renovations. == Airlines and destinations == == Climate == Yariguíes Airport has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with heavy rainfall in all months except January. == Accidents and incidents == On 21 May 1970, a Douglas DC-3 of Avianca was hijacked to Yariguíes Airport whilst on a flight from El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal to Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, Sogamoso. The hijackers had demanded to be taken to Cuba. == See also == Transport in Colombia List of airports in Colombia == References == == External links == Yariguíes Airport Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine at OurAirports Aeronautical chart and airport information for Yariguíes Airport at SkyVector Accident history for EJA at Aviation Safety Network "Current weather for SKEJ". NOAA/NWS.