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Complete 2026 guide to Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) — Colombia’s Caribbean-coast economic capital, gateway to Cartagena, Santa Marta and Tayrona — covering the legendary Carnaval de Barranquilla (UNESCO 2003, second-largest in the Americas), 90-day visa-free entry, and the Avianca/LATAM Colombia/Wingo hub network.

Complete 2026 guide to Salvador da Bahia Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) — Brazil’s first capital and the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture, gateway to Pelourinho UNESCO 1985, Praia do Forte, and the legendary February Carnaval — covering AZUL/LATAM/GOL hub network, Brazil’s e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, and the iconic Bahian food canon.

Complete 2026 guide to Grand Cayman Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) — the British Overseas Territory’s main airport in George Town, gateway to Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City, and one of the Caribbean’s wealthiest financial centres — covering KYD-USD peg, 6-month visa-free stays, no-Uber cooperativa-only taxi reality, and the cruise-vs-air-stay tourism asymmetry.

Complete 2026 guide to Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) — Colombia’s third-busiest airport in Palmira, gateway to the World Salsa Capital, Cauca Valley sugarcane plains, and the Pacific coast — covering the legendary Feria de Cali December festival, 90-day visa-free entry, COP currency, and the Avianca/LATAM Colombia hub network.

Complete 2026 guide to Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport (BGA) — perched on a 1,200 m mesa above ‘La Ciudad Bonita’, the gateway to Chicamocha Canyon, San Gil’s adventure-sports capital, and Baríchara colonial pueblo — covering the 90-day visa-free entry, COP currency, Avianca/LATAM domestic hub, and the iconic mesa-descent drive to the city.

Complete 2026 guide to Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) — Ecuador’s capital airport at 2,400 m altitude in the Tababela valley, the gateway to the Galapagos Islands and the Andes — covering the USD official currency since 2000, 90-day visa-free entry, the Galapagos National Park fee doubled to US$200 in October 2024, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Brasilia Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) — Brazil’s federal capital airport and the only Brazilian hub where all three majors (LATAM, GOL, AZUL) compete — covering the e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, the missing airport metro, Niemeyer modernist architecture (UNESCO 1987), and Chapada dos Veadeiros connections.

Complete 2026 guide to Aruba Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) — the Dutch Caribbean’s most US-friendly airport with rare US Customs preclearance, base for JetBlue/American/Delta heavy traffic — covering the 1.79:1 AWG-USD peg, ED Card requirement, hurricane-belt-exempt latitude, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact on US-Aruba routes.

Complete 2026 guide to Santo Domingo Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) — the Dominican capital’s gateway to the Caribbean’s first European city (Zona Colonial UNESCO 1990), the Punta Cana / Bavaro all-inclusive belt, and the Arajet 2022-2026 LCC explosion — covering Tourist Card bundled into tickets, 30-day visa-free entry, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) — the eastern Caribbean’s most established English-speaking gateway, base for Caribbean Airlines and the LIAT-collapse heir interCaribbean — covering the BBD-USD-pegged-currency reality, the BWD Welcome Stamp legacy, Crop Over August timing, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Sint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) — the world’s most photographed runway approach and Caribbean transit hub for eight surrounding islands — covering Maho Beach reality, Dutch-French border crossing, the post-Irma 2025 terminal reopening, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.