# Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO / SKCL)

**Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport** (IATA: CLO, ICAO: SKCL) is a large airport in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. It opened on 24 Jul 1971. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. In 2022 it handled 7.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CLO / SKCL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Colombian Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
- Opened: 24 Jul 1971
- Elevation: 964 m / 3,162 ft
- Coordinates: 3.5427, -76.3819
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 7,217,373 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Website: https://aeropuertocali.aerocivil.gov.co/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Bonilla_Arag%C3%B3n_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2308547
- Weather station: SKCL · WMO 80259
- Ident: SKCL

## Timeline

- 24 Jul 1971: Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 010° / 190° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 3,239,878 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,699,382 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,393,974 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,700,764 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,590,518 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 5,590,518 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 5,020,796 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 4,870,311 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 5,527,532 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,955,998 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 5,336,793 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 7,217,373 | Wikidata |

## Routes

31 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (28)

- [NVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sknv.md) Benito Salas Airport · Colombia · 138 km / 86 mi · Clic Air, SATENA
- [TBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmb.md) Timbiqui Airport · Colombia · 166 km / 103 mi · SATENA
- [COG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcd.md) Mandinga Airport · Colombia · 173 km / 107 mi · SATENA
- [PTX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpi.md) Pitalito Airport · Colombia · 190 km / 118 mi · SATENA
- [GPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skgp.md) Guapi Airport · Colombia · 200 km / 124 mi · Clic Air, SATENA
- [FLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skfl.md) Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport · Colombia · 235 km / 146 mi · SATENA
- [UIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skui.md) El Caraño Airport · Colombia · 241 km / 150 mi · Clic Air
- [PSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skps.md) Antonio Nariño Airport · Colombia · 259 km / 161 mi · Clic Air, Avianca
- [NQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sknq.md) Reyes Murillo Airport · Colombia · 260 km / 162 mi · SATENA
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 279 km / 173 mi · Clic Air, Wingo, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [EOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd.md) Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport · Colombia · 310 km / 193 mi · Clic Air
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 310 km / 193 mi · Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [VVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvv.md) Vanguardia Airport · Colombia · 315 km / 196 mi · Clic Air
- [TCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skco.md) La Florida Airport · Colombia · 326 km / 203 mi · Clic Air, SATENA
- [IPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skip.md) San Luis Airport · Colombia · 331 km / 206 mi · SATENA
- [PUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skas.md) Tres De Mayo Airport · Colombia · 338 km / 210 mi · Clic Air, SATENA
- [BLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpho.md) Panamá Pacífico International Airport · Panama · 695 km / 432 mi · Wingo
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 773 km / 480 mi · Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 836 km / 519 mi · Avianca
- [SMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksm.md) Simón Bolívar International Airport · Colombia · 875 km / 544 mi · Avianca
- [ADZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksp.md) Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport · Colombia · 1,164 km / 723 mi · LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [PMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmg.md) Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport · Venezuela · 1,595 km / 991 mi · Venezolana
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,509 km / 1,559 mi · American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 2,537 km / 1,576 mi · Avianca
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 3,031 km / 1,883 mi · Aeroméxico
- [ANF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scfa.md) Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport · Chile · 3,069 km / 1,907 mi · JetSmart
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 4,149 km / 2,578 mi · JetSmart
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,302 km / 5,159 mi · World2Fly, Avianca

### Seasonal (5)

- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 463 km / 288 mi · Aeroregional
- [ADZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksp.md) Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport · Colombia · 1,164 km / 723 mi · Avianca
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 1,218 km / 757 mi · Wingo
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,509 km / 1,559 mi · Avianca
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,133 km / 2,568 mi · Avianca

### Cargo (3)

- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 279 km / 173 mi · Aerosucre
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 310 km / 193 mi · Avianca Cargo
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,509 km / 1,559 mi · Avianca Cargo, LATAM Cargo Colombia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CLO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- TCC [TAC Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tac-colombia)

### Passenger (11)

- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 11
- 9R [SATENA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/satena) · 10
- VE [Clic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/clic-air) · 9
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 4
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 3
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 2
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- 6G [Aeroregional](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroregional) · 1 · seasonal
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1
- VN [Venezolana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/venezolana) · 1
- 2W [World2Fly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/world2fly) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- QT [Avianca Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo) · 2
- 6C [Aerosucre](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerosucre) · 1
- L7 [LATAM Cargo Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-colombia) · 1

Former hub of [Gran Colombia de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gran-colombia-de-aviacion).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.2M (2022) | #272 of 3,974 | #15 in South America | #3 in CO |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =56 in South America | =4 in CO |
| Elevation | 964 m / 3,162 ft | =5,083 of 43,403 | #363 in South America | #65 in CO |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =92 in South America | #6 in CO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CALI APP | 119.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | CALI RDO | 126.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [ULQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skul.md) Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [BUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbu.md) Gerardo Tobar López Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [AXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skar.md) El Eden Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [PPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpp.md) Guillermo León Valencia Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [NVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sknv.md) Benito Salas Airport · 138 km / 85 mi
- [CRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skgo.md) Santa Ana Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfonso_Bonilla_Aragón_International_Airport&oldid=1374132901), revision of 10 Sep 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/skcl/data