# Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH / SKMD) **Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport** (IATA: EOH, ICAO: SKMD) is a medium airport in Medellín, Antioquía Department, Colombia. It opened on 5 Jul 1932. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 1.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: EOH / SKMD - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Medellín, Antioquía Department, Colombia - Opened: 5 Jul 1932 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 1,509 m / 4,949 ft - Coordinates: 6.2197, -75.5906 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 1,317,319 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota - Website: http://www.airplan.aero/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaya_Herrera_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431257 - Weather station: SKMD · WMO 80110 - Ident: SKMD ## Timeline - 5 Jul 1932: Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport opens. - 24 Jun 1935: Medellin plane crash of 1935. 17 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 02/20 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 38 m / 125 ft | Asphalt | 016° / 196° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 942,503 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 925,739 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 966,915 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 998,152 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,091,622 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,091,622 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,070,478 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,158,701 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,084,020 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 494,239 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,077,960 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,317,319 | Wikidata | ## Routes 25 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (24) - [UIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skui.md) El Caraño Airport · Colombia · 130 km / 81 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [PEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpe.md) Matecaña International Airport · Colombia · 157 km / 98 mi · Clic Air - [COG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcd.md) Mandinga Airport · Colombia · 175 km / 109 mi · SATENA - [AXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skar.md) El Eden Airport · Colombia · 197 km / 122 mi · Clic Air - [CAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcu.md) Juan H White Airport · Colombia · 199 km / 124 mi · SATENA - [IBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skib.md) Perales Airport · Colombia · 206 km / 128 mi · Clic Air - [APO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sklc.md) Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport · Colombia · 216 km / 134 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 232 km / 144 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [SKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksg.md) San Gil Airport · Colombia · 275 km / 171 mi · SATENA - [RON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpa.md) Juan Jose Rondon Airport · Colombia · 279 km / 173 mi · SATENA - [BGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg.md) Palonegro Airport · Colombia · 284 km / 176 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [MTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmr.md) Los Garzones Airport · Colombia · 291 km / 181 mi · Clic Air - [BUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbu.md) Gerardo Tobar López Airport · Colombia · 309 km / 192 mi · SATENA - [CLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcl.md) Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Colombia · 310 km / 193 mi · Clic Air - [ACD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skad.md) Alcides Fernández Airport · Colombia · 314 km / 195 mi · SATENA - [VVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvv.md) Vanguardia Airport · Colombia · 316 km / 196 mi · Clic Air - [OCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skoc.md) Aguas Claras Airport · Colombia · 339 km / 211 mi · SATENA - [CZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcz.md) Las Brujas Airport · Colombia · 348 km / 216 mi · Clic Air - [MMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmp.md) San Bernardo Airport · Colombia · 361 km / 224 mi · SATENA - [NVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sknv.md) Benito Salas Airport · Colombia · 365 km / 227 mi · Clic Air - [TLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sktl.md) Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport · Colombia · 366 km / 227 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [CUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcc.md) Camilo Daza International Airport · Colombia · 389 km / 242 mi · Clic Air - [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 527 km / 327 mi · Clic Air, SATENA - [VUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvp.md) Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Colombia · 535 km / 332 mi · Clic Air ### Seasonal (1) - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 470 km / 292 mi · Clic Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EOH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - VE [Clic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/clic-air) · 17 - 9R [SATENA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/satena) · 14 Former hub of [Aerolínea de Antioquia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolinea-de-antioquia). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.3M (2022) | #728 of 3,974 | #59 in South America | #12 in CO | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =138 in South America | =11 in CO | | Elevation | 1,509 m / 4,949 ft | #2,100 of 43,403 | #147 in South America | #36 in CO | | Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =9 in South America | #1 in CO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | MEDELLIN APP | 121.100 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 118.900 | ## Nearby airports - [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · 20 km / 12 mi - [UIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skui.md) El Caraño Airport · 130 km / 81 mi - [PAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpq.md) German Olano Air Base · 132 km / 82 mi - [MZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmz.md) La Nubia Airport · 133 km / 83 mi - [MQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skqu.md) Mariquita Airport · 137 km / 85 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: “Olaya Herrera Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olaya_Herrera_Airport&oldid=1371596030), 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/skmd/data