<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History El Alcaravan Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In 1965 started the first commercial flights in Yopal when Aero taxi Casanare S.A. was founded, it was the only airline until 1992 when the Aeronautical Civil allows Aires S.A. to operate in this airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1996, Eco petrol, British Petroleum, and others companies were interested in the petroleum that the department has and decided to invest 6100 million pesos for improving the runway and offices with the goal of adapting the airport to allow the Antonov 124 a safe landing.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 27 November 1996, Ernesto Samper, a former president of Colombia, arrived in a Boeing 707 at El Alcarav&aacute;n airport to inaugurate the improvements that were made by the oil companies.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In September 2006, the Camara de Comercio de Casanare (Casanare Chamber of Commerce) asked the Ministry of Transport to make El Alcarav&aacute;n an international airport, because it has all the facilities that are needed, it would increase the economy of the department, and it would let the flights that come from North America and South America refuel.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2009 the possibility of El Alcarav&aacute;n becoming an international airport was studied again; however, so far, the airport only operates domestic flights.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4">Transport El Alcarav&aacute;n Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Access to the airport can be made by taxi or bus in only 15 minutes. For the passengers who arrive in Yopal, there are taxis available until midnight.</p>
<p class="blog-para">There are 50 parking spaces at the entrance of the airport for passengers to unload luggage. They are not allowed to wait in front of the terminal for security reasons.</p>
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