Las Brujas de Corozal Airport (IATA: CZU, ICAO: SKCZ) is a national airport located 20 minutes from Sincelejo, capital of the department of Sucre. On emergency occasions, it is served by the alternate airport of the city of Montería, capital of the neighboring department of Córdoba. It has regional and national operation. It is the replacement of the Baracoa Airport in Magangué, south of the department of Bolívar.
Historians say that in the place where the airport operates today, during the time of the Inquisition, the alleged witches of the region were burned in mediations of this place. For this reason they say, the site took the name of Las Brujas and over time, when the airport was built, it was baptized with the same name. It has regional and national operation.
On July 12, 1939, the first plane landed, thereby inaugurating the services of Las Brujas airport, which had been under construction at the initiative of SCADTA and illustrious personalities since 1938. The opening flight of the airport was operated by the airline SCADTA (current Avianca), with a Sikorsky S-38 hybrid aircraft.
In 2008, the airport was awarded to the AirPlan concessionaire, which currently manages it and will carry out renovations in the terminal.
In 2016 the airport received 71,181 passengers, while in 2017 it received 81,472 passengers according to data published by the Southeast Airport Group.
Las Brujas airport, with a traffic of 96,211 passengers per year (2019) according to Aerocivil, had important modernization works that had a positive impact on the region and the community. Among the works to be developed are the following:
Expansion of the passenger terminal building, with new furniture
runway expansion
Construction of cargo terminal
New covered passenger walkway
Improvement of the facilities and equipment of the airport health service
Landscaping design and exterior arrangements
Control tower reinforcement
Environmental management plans
Resurfacing of the aircraft parking apron with a new rigid asphalt surface
Platform demarcation and new parking positions.
The airlines that currently fly to this airport are: