# Hato International Airport (CUR)

> Willemstad, CW · IATA: CUR · ICAO: TNCC · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CUR` |
| ICAO | `TNCC` |
| City | Willemstad |
| Country | CW |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 12.18890, -68.95980 |

## Description

Curaçao earns its place on cargo maps less as a destination than as a refuelling point. With the Caribbean's second-longest commercial runway at 3,410 metres, Hato lets fully laden freighters top up mid-route between South America and Europe — a tech-stop niche the airport has cultivated for decades. The island's only airport handled more than 2.11 million passengers in 2024, a record and a 24 percent jump that pushes it toward its 2.5 million design ceiling. Operations run under Curaçao Airport Partners, a consortium of Brazil's CCR, Dutch builder Janssen de Jong and Zurich Airport's Aport. A hydrant fuelling system keeps turnarounds quick, which is precisely what tech-stop traffic demands. Adjacent to the apron sits the Airport Free Economic Zone, run by Curinde, offering bonded warehousing for re-export and light processing. Customs falls under the Ministry of Finance (Douane Curaçao). From here, cargo and scheduled carriers reach the Caribbean, South and North America, and Europe. For freight planners, CUR is the Atlantic-corridor pit stop rather than the finish line.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hato-international-airport-cur](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hato-international-airport-cur)*

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