Yariguíes Airport

Yariguíes Airport (Aeropuerto Yariguíes, ) is an airport serving Barrancabermeja, a city in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport is 6 km 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.

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.