Matecaña International Airport
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| Matecaña International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña |
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IATA: PEI – ICAO: SKPE
 PEI
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Aerocivil | ||
| Location | Pereira, Colombia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4.416 ft / 1.346 m | ||
| Coordinates | 04°48′45″N 75°44′22″W / 4.81250°N 75.73944°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 08/26 | 2.020 | 6.627 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19.048 | ||
| Passengers | 646.152 | ||
| Cargo tonnage | 1.957 | ||
Matecaña International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña) (IATA: PEI, ICAO: SKPE) is an airport located in the city of Pereira, Colombia. It connects the Risaralda department of Colombia. It also serves the cities of Armenia, Cartago, and Manizales in emergency situations.
The airport was built in 1945, and the runway was expanded to its current length between 1966 and 1968. It has one cargo ramp built in 1978. The terminal consists of a departures and an arrivals level, with two jetways attached to it. The city of Pereira owns and manages the terminal building, while the operations are in charge of Aerocivil. On average, there are 25 daily commercial operations.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ADA | Medellín-Olaya Herrera |
| Aexpa | Cali, Condoto, Quibdó |
| Avianca | Bogotá |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City |
| LAN Colombia | Bogotá, Medellín-Olaya Herrera |
| Viva Colombia | Cartagena |
External links[edit]
- Airport information for SKPE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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