# Los Garzones Airport (MTR / SKMR)

**Los Garzones Airport** (IATA: MTR, ICAO: SKMR) is a medium airport in Montería, Córdoba Department, Colombia. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 2,298 m (7,539 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MTR / SKMR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Montería, Córdoba Department, Colombia
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 13 m / 41 ft
- Coordinates: 8.8237, -75.8258
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,298 m / 7,539 ft
- Passengers: 1,556,749 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Website: http://www.aeropuertomonteria.co
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Garzones_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2232548
- Weather station: SKMR · WMO 80063
- Ident: SKMR

## Timeline

- 1974: Los Garzones Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,298 m / 7,539 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 568,428 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 566,989 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 717,961 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 800,140 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 958,199 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 958,199 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 939,954 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 931,449 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,014,170 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 417,611 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,091,313 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,556,749 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 257 km / 160 mi · Clic Air
- [EOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd.md) Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport · Colombia · 291 km / 181 mi · Clic Air
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 299 km / 186 mi · JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 494 km / 307 mi · JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 2
- VE [Clic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/clic-air) · 2
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 2
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2022) | #664 of 3,974 | #53 in South America | #11 in CO |
| Longest runway | 2,298 m / 7,539 ft | #3,088 of 29,858 | #192 in South America | #17 in CO |
| Elevation | 13 m / 41 ft | =39,770 of 43,403 | =8,490 in South America | #622 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO | MONTERIA FIS | 127.500 |
| RDO | MONTERIA RDO | 348.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcv.md) Coveñas Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [CZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcz.md) Las Brujas Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [CAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcu.md) Juan H White Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [MGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmg.md) Baracoa Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [APO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sklc.md) Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Los Garzones Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Los_Garzones_Airport&oldid=1363054940), revision of 7 Jul 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/skmr/data