SKBO El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO), better known as El Dorado Airport, is the best airport in South America according to the Skytrax2 awards, and it is also the main airport in Colombia. It is located within Bogotá, about 12 km west of the International Center of Bogotá, between the towns of Fontibón and Engativá. It occupies an approximate area of 6. 9 km².
It is the first airport in Latin America in cargo volume, the fourteenth in America,3 the most important ai... El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG, ICAO: SKBO), better known as El Dorado Airport, is the best airport in South America according to the Skytrax2 awards, and it is also the main airport in Colombia. It is located within Bogotá, about 12 km west of the International Center of Bogotá, between the towns of Fontibón and Engativá. It occupies an approximate area of 6. 9 km².
It is the first airport in Latin America in cargo volume, the fourteenth in America,3 the most important airport in South America in passenger volume and one of the most important hubs in South America due to its privileged and strategic position, given that it is It is located in the middle part of the American continent, facilitating its communication with all continents. The airport was named in 1959 in memory of the legend of El Dorado. In 2012, controversially, its name was changed in honor of the politician Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento.
It won the Skytrax award for the best staff in South America in 2016 and in 2022, as well as the first place in the list of the best airports in Latin America since 2022 consecutively. On the other hand, in the list of the best airports in the world, El Dorado achieved 39th place on the 2024 list.
We are happy to make this new version of Bogota available for your simulator, a new setting with refined spaces designed to improve your experience :
- Redesign of all interiors with performance-friendly (FPS) models.
- Updated static models (AIRCRAFT, RAMP ELEMENTS, AND VEGETATION).
- Revision of jetways to optimize boarding positions, seeking a better fit with the GSX application.
