Commercial operations between Belém (BEL) in northern Brazil and Bogotá (BOG) commenced in the early hours of 27 October 2025, marking the first ever nonstop link between the Colombian capital and the mouth of the Amazon. Flight AV171 departed Bogotá at 23:05 on an Airbus A320neo carrying 162 passengers and landed in Belém at 05:38 local time, where state and federal authorities greeted the inaugural crew with the traditional water-cannon salute.
The three-times-weekly route—operating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays northbound, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays southbound—adds more than 1,000 seats a week to Pará’s international capacity just two weeks before the UN COP30 climate summit opens in the city. The Government of Pará co-financed a marketing fund and terminal upgrades to secure the service, positioning Belém International Airport as an alternative entry point to Brazil that bypasses congested hubs in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
For corporate travellers the new flight reduces typical door-to-door journey times between Bogotá and the Amazon by six to eight hours, eliminating a connection in Brasília or Manaus. Avianca will offer through-ticketing to 24 Colombian and 13 international destinations, while Brazilian carrier Azul has signed an interline agreement covering domestic feed beyond Belém, notably to Carajás (iron-ore operations) and Santarém (agribusiness corridor).
Travel-management companies expect strong demand from mining, forestry and renewable-energy sectors attending COP30 side-events, as well as from Colombian exporters shipping perishables into Northern Brazil. The route also supports Brazil’s national tourism goal of attracting 10 million foreign visitors in 2025, up from 6.4 million in 2024.
If load factors exceed 75 % during the first six months, Avianca executives say they will consider upgrading frequency to daily and deploying the larger A321XLR in 2026, which would enable cargo uplift of up to 8 tonnes per flight—critical for pharma and high-value agricultural products.
The three-times-weekly route—operating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays northbound, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays southbound—adds more than 1,000 seats a week to Pará’s international capacity just two weeks before the UN COP30 climate summit opens in the city. The Government of Pará co-financed a marketing fund and terminal upgrades to secure the service, positioning Belém International Airport as an alternative entry point to Brazil that bypasses congested hubs in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
For corporate travellers the new flight reduces typical door-to-door journey times between Bogotá and the Amazon by six to eight hours, eliminating a connection in Brasília or Manaus. Avianca will offer through-ticketing to 24 Colombian and 13 international destinations, while Brazilian carrier Azul has signed an interline agreement covering domestic feed beyond Belém, notably to Carajás (iron-ore operations) and Santarém (agribusiness corridor).
Travel-management companies expect strong demand from mining, forestry and renewable-energy sectors attending COP30 side-events, as well as from Colombian exporters shipping perishables into Northern Brazil. The route also supports Brazil’s national tourism goal of attracting 10 million foreign visitors in 2025, up from 6.4 million in 2024.
If load factors exceed 75 % during the first six months, Avianca executives say they will consider upgrading frequency to daily and deploying the larger A321XLR in 2026, which would enable cargo uplift of up to 8 tonnes per flight—critical for pharma and high-value agricultural products.
