{"id":178449,"date":"2025-09-01T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=178449"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:53:40","slug":"colombian-civil-aviation-authority-takes-control-of-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/09\/colombian-civil-aviation-authority-takes-control-of-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-airport.html","title":{"rendered":"Colombian Civil Aviation Authority Takes Control of Alfonso Bonilla Arag\u00f3n Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As of this Monday, September 1st, the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil) has officially assumed administrative and operational control of the Alfonso Bonilla Arag\u00f3n International Airport, located in Palmira, which serves Cali and a large part of the country&#8217;s southwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entity&#8217;s objective is clear: to ensure continuity, safety, and quality in service for passengers and airlines during this new stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The most important aspect of this transition is to provide certainty to all users of air transportation at Alfonso Bonilla Arag\u00f3n, that from Aerocivil we will continue to guarantee operational safety, that every takeoff and landing is our priority, and that every passenger reaches their destination with the peace of mind of an experience that invites them to return,&#8221; stated the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, Brigadier General (Retired) Jos\u00e9 Henry Pinto Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Investment to Maintain Operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure functioning during the period of direct administration, a public operation plan was defined with an initial investment of $44.908 billion pesos, projected for a period of six to eight months. If extended to eleven months, the amount could reach up to $90 billion pesos, in coordination with the schedule led by the ANI (National Infrastructure Agency) within the framework of a future concession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/08\/colombia-surpasses-32-6-million-air-passengers-in-the-first-seven-months-of-2025.html\">Colombia Surpasses 32.6 Million Air Passengers in First Seven Months of 2025<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources will be allocated to contracts in strategic areas such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infrastructure and technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electromechanical systems and power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Platforms and conveyor belts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Control towers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Environmental and sanitary services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security and Essential Services Guaranteed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aerocivil has also detailed a plan to maintain the following services without interruption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Airport security (AVSEC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medical services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infrastructure maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wildlife control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Customer service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rescue and firefighting (RFF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Robust Team for the Operation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport&#8217;s administration will have a team of 122 mission-critical employees, including: 58 air traffic controllers, 45 aviation firefighters, and personnel specialized in operations, maintenance, and airport security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This group is supplemented by the hiring of support staff and a strategy designed to mitigate unforeseen risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handover Process with Aerocali S.A.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The transition was not improvised. For several months, a handover process was carried out with the outgoing concessionaire, Aerocali S.A., which managed the airport for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This process included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transfer of contracts for essential services and personnel who worked with the private concessionaire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transfer of over 160 commercial and lease contracts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Signing of loan-for-use agreements with state entities such as the DIAN (Tax and Customs Directorate), Migration Colombia, the Airport Police, and the CVC (Regional Environmental Authority).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-815d8787     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 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