Camilo Daza International Airport — Cúcuta, Colombia

Pressed against the Venezuelan frontier in northeastern Colombia, Cucuta's airport bears the name of Camilo Daza, an early Colombian aviator, and answers to the code CUC. The city's position as a border trading post has long shaped the airport's role, with passenger volumes swelling and shrinking alongside cross-border commerce and, in recent years, waves of migration linked to Venezuela's economic crisis. Domestic flights connect Cucuta with Bogota and other Colombian cities, offering a faster alternative to the mountainous overland routes through the Andes. Heat and lowland terrain define the airport's setting, distinguishing it from the cooler highland airports found elsewhere in Colombia.