The public environmental hearing on the application to modify the license for the expansion of Cartagena’s Rafael Núñez airport has a new venue: Las Américas Convention Center in the Cielo Mar area. Colombia’s National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) has kept the hearing scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2026, starting at 8:30 a.m.
The notice signed on November 9 says the authority accepted the venue change requested by Operadora Internacional Aeropuerto de Cartagena (Oinac). The previous notice had placed the hearing at the Corales de Indias Hotel.
How to participate
The in-person hearing will be held in the Santa María 1 room at Las Américas Convention Center, on the Anillo Vial in Cielo Mar, La Boquilla. People who want to speak and submit presentations or written statements must register by Tuesday, November 24 at 5:00 p.m. Colombia time.
According to the notice, registration is available through the form on ANLA’s website, by email at [email protected], on the national toll-free line 01 8000 112 998 or by calling (601) 254 0100. Registration is also available at offices including Cardique and EPA Cartagena.
ANLA plans to stream the hearing live on its YouTube channel. Registered participants who request to speak remotely will receive the connection link and instructions at the email address they provided.
A hearing within the evaluation process
The hearing is intended to receive opinions, information and documents from communities, organizations and public bodies about the potential impacts of the proposed modification and the proposed management measures. It is part of the environmental licensing evaluation, not an approval of the modification.
