Naval Air Station Keflavik United States had decided to substantially reduce the size of the Iceland Defense Force. During a six-month transition to reduce the military presence in Iceland, most facilities closed and most of the service members departed, leaving behind a core team of active duty and Reserve personnel to finish the job. By mid-July 2006, many of the military spouses and military active duty staff had transferred. On 8 September 2006, NASKEF's last commanding officer, CAPT Mark S. Laughton, presided over a ceremony effecting the disestablishment of the air station. On 26 October the government of Iceland established the Keflavik Airport Development
Soledad International Airport major hub in the nation. By the summer of 1940, SCATDA had changed to Avianca, and Barranquilla became its first major hub. Soledad International Airport Soledad International Airport was the main airport of Barranquilla, Colombia from 1936 to 1981 when it was replaced by Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. It was the main international hub in the country from 1936 to 1959. In the early 1930s, the airline SCADTA based its main hub at the Airport of Veranillo which was a seaplane port on the Magdalena River and had been operating since 1919. The airline operated several Fokker Universals and Sikorsky