There is no lounge at Arauquita Airport (ARQ), in Colombia's Arauca department near the Venezuela border, a small regional airfield rather than a hub built for premium travel, and the honest ground-side reality reflects that scale: a compact single terminal with basic seating, minimal concessions, and the kind of security presence typical of Colombian airports in a border region, not anything resembling a business lounge.
Beyond the lounge question, the Arauca border region carries its own security considerations that are worth checking separately, since parts of this department have periodically appeared in travel guidance because of cross-border and security dynamics. Look up your government's current advisory coverage for the Arauca region specifically before you travel, treating that as a distinct question from anything about airport amenities.
For travellers passing through Arauquita, expect a simple, functional process: check-in, a straightforward security screening, and a short wait in a modest terminal before boarding, the kind of ground-level experience common at small Colombian regional airfields serving border departments rather than tourist destinations. Build a little patience into your schedule rather than expecting the amenities of a larger city airport.
For a genuine lounge experience on a Colombian itinerary, Bogota's El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is the real answer. Avianca operates VIP lounges there for its elite frequent flyers and eligible premium-cabin passengers, and El Dorado also carries broader Priority Pass coverage, a full contrast to Arauquita's basic regional setup. If your journey connects through Bogota either way, plan any lounge stop there rather than at this small border-region field.
Most flights touching Arauquita route through Bogota as a matter of course, given Colombia's hub-and-spoke domestic network, so building lounge time into the El Dorado leg of the journey is the realistic plan rather than expecting anything at the smaller end of the trip. Reconfirm both the security guidance for Arauca and your Bogota lounge access close to your travel date, since both can change.