Almirante Padilla Airport — Riohacha, Colombia

RCH identifies Almirante Padilla Airport, serving Riohacha, the capital of La Guajira department on Colombia's northern Caribbean coast. Riohacha is a gateway to the Guajira Peninsula, a starkly beautiful desert region known for its indigenous Wayuu culture, salt flats, and remote beaches like Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas. The airport, named after a Colombian naval hero, provides domestic connections primarily to Bogotá, supporting both tourism to the Guajira desert and the local economy tied to fishing and mining. RCH is a relatively small but important airport given the region's isolation from Colombia's interior transport networks.