# Palonegro Airport (BGA / SKBG) **Palonegro Airport** (IATA: BGA, ICAO: SKBG) is a medium airport in Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia. It opened in Aug 1974. It has one runway, 2,250 m (7,381 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. In 2022 it handled 2.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BGA / SKBG - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Colombian Civil Aviation Authority - Serves: Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia - Opened: Aug 1974 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 1,188 m / 3,897 ft - Coordinates: 7.1265, -73.1848 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,381 ft - Passengers: 2,101,787 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota - Website: http://bga.aerooriente.com.co/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palonegro_International_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2674281 - Weather station: SKBG · WMO 80094 - Ident: SKBG ## Timeline - Aug 1974: Palonegro Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17/35 | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,268,924 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,373,373 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,529,761 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,706,958 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,839,969 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,839,969 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,571,604 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,623,405 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,864,475 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 634,720 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,311,574 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,101,787 | Wikidata | ## Routes 12 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [SKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksg.md) San Gil Airport · Colombia · 61 km / 38 mi · SATENA - [CUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcc.md) Camilo Daza International Airport · Colombia · 116 km / 72 mi · Clic Air - [RVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksa.md) Los Colonizadores Airport · Colombia · 148 km / 92 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 269 km / 167 mi · Wingo, Avianca - [AUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skuc.md) Santiago Perez Airport · Colombia · 270 km / 168 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [EOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd.md) Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport · Colombia · 284 km / 176 mi · Clic Air - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 290 km / 180 mi · Wingo, Avianca, JetSmart Colombia - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 449 km / 279 mi · Wingo, Avianca - [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 454 km / 282 mi · SATENA, Wingo - [SMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksm.md) Simón Bolívar International Airport · Colombia · 459 km / 285 mi · Wingo - [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 716 km / 445 mi · Copa Airlines ### Seasonal (2) - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 449 km / 279 mi · Clic Air - [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 691 km / 429 mi · Wingo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BGA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 6 - VE [Clic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/clic-air) · 5 - 9R [SATENA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/satena) · 4 - AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 3 - CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1 - [SEARCA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/searca) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.1M (2022) | #559 of 3,974 | #43 in South America | #9 in CO | | Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | =3,190 of 29,858 | #201 in South America | #18 in CO | | Elevation | 1,188 m / 3,897 ft | =3,716 of 43,403 | #189 in South America | #43 in CO | | Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =101 in South America | =7 in CO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | BUCARAMANGA RDO | 348.800 | | APP | BUCARAMANGA APP | 119.000 | | RDO | FIS | 126.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [EJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skej.md) Yariguíes Airport · 70 km / 43 mi - [SVZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svsa.md) Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport · 114 km / 71 mi - [CUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcc.md) Camilo Daza International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi - [SCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svpm.md) Paramillo Airport · 132 km / 82 mi - [OCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skoc.md) Aguas Claras Airport · 134 km / 83 mi - [STD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svso.md) Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport · 136 km / 84 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Palonegro International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palonegro_International_Airport&oldid=1371596086), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg/data