The airport in Florencia, the capital of the department of Caqueta in the Colombian Amazon region, has received $6.2 million in investment, Tuesday.
The government will invest further $2 million in the airport named Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes after the Colombian aviation pioneer, amounting to a total investment of $8.2 million.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos who was present at the renovation unveiling ceremony said "Florencia and Caqueta deserve an airport like this."
He said that the renovated airport is one of the steps bringing progress, compeititveness and wellbeing to the residents of Caqueta, and all Colombians.
Airline Satena already flies from the airport and Colombia's national carrier Avianca will start to fly from the airport next week.
It is hoped that 400,000 passengers will pass through the airport.
