# Caucaya Airport (LQM / SKLG)

**Caucaya Airport** (IATA: LQM, ICAO: SKLG) is a small airport in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo Department, Colombia. It has one runway, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. In 2022 it handled 15 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LQM / SKLG
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Colombian Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo Department, Colombia
- Elevation: 175 m / 573 ft
- Coordinates: -0.1823, -74.7708
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 m / 3,937 ft
- Passengers: 14,921 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucay%C3%A1_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1962669
- Ident: SKLG

## Timeline

- 23 Mar 2026: 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash. 70 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 6,732 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 9,373 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 9,116 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 19,951 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 14,358 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 14,358 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 15,038 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 20,688 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 20,769 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 7,358 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 13,739 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 14,921 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [PUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skas.md) Tres De Mayo Airport · Colombia · 207 km / 129 mi · SATENA

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 9R [SATENA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/satena) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 15K (2022) | #2,547 of 3,974 | #265 in South America | #51 in CO |
| Longest runway | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | =10,151 of 29,858 | =1,363 in South America | =79 in CO |
| Elevation | 175 m / 573 ft | =25,901 of 43,403 | =5,835 in South America | =361 in CO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | LEGUIZAMO RDO | 348.800 |
| TWR | LEGUIZAMO TWR | 346.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [SK-371](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-371.md) Leguizamo Airport · 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
- [SPGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spgp.md) Güeppi­ Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [PE-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pe-0003.md) Cabo Pantoja Airstrip · 97 km / 60 mi
- [TPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seti.md) Tiputini Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [EC-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ec-0004.md) Nuevo Rocafuerte Airstrip · 108 km / 67 mi
- [SQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sk-046.md) Solano Airport · 112 km / 70 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Caucayá Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caucayá_Airport&oldid=1371401524), revision of 26 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/sklg/data