# Matecaña International Airport (PEI / SKPE) **Matecaña International Airport** (IATA: PEI, ICAO: SKPE) is a medium airport in Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia. It opened in 1947. It has one runway, 2,020 m (6,627 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. In 2022 it handled 2.7 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpe ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PEI / SKPE - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Colombian Civil Aviation Authority - Serves: Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia - Opened: 1947 - Elevation: 1,346 m / 4,416 ft - Coordinates: 4.8127, -75.7395 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,020 m / 6,627 ft - Passengers: 2,656,011 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota - Website: http://www.aeromate.gov.co/new_site/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateca%C3%B1a_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381688 - Weather station: SKPE · WMO 80210 - Ident: SKPE ## Timeline - 1947: Matecaña International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 2,020 m / 6,627 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes | - 08/26 slopes 1.1%: threshold 08 at 1,323 m / 4,342 ft, threshold 26 at 1,347 m / 4,418 ft. ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 864,921 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 988,967 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,185,969 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,381,135 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,533,648 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,533,648 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,541,340 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,794,603 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,831,189 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 620,198 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,651,429 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,656,011 | Wikidata | ## Routes 7 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 154 km / 96 mi · Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia - [EOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmd.md) Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport · Colombia · 157 km / 98 mi · Clic Air - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 177 km / 110 mi · JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia - [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 621 km / 386 mi · Copa Airlines - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 626 km / 389 mi · JetSmart, Avianca - [SMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksm.md) Simón Bolívar International Airport · Colombia · 721 km / 448 mi · Avianca ### Seasonal (2) - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 626 km / 389 mi · Clic Air - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,989 km / 2,479 mi · Avianca ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PEI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - [Aexpa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aexpa) ### Passenger (5) - AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 5 - 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 - CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.7M (2022) | #499 of 3,974 | #35 in South America | #8 in CO | | Longest runway | 2,020 m / 6,627 ft | #3,769 of 29,858 | #267 in South America | #24 in CO | | Elevation | 1,346 m / 4,416 ft | =2,785 of 43,403 | #159 in South America | #38 in CO | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =43 in South America | #2 in CO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | PEREIRA APP | 120.700 | | RDO | PEREIRA RDO | 348.800 | | TWR | TWR | 118.700 | ## Nearby airports - [CRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skgo.md) Santa Ana Airport · 25 km / 15 mi - [MZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skmz.md) La Nubia Airport · 39 km / 24 mi - [AXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skar.md) El Eden Airport · 40 km / 25 mi - [IBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skib.md) Perales Airport · 80 km / 50 mi - [ULQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skul.md) Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport · 97 km / 61 mi - [MQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skqu.md) Mariquita Airport · 105 km / 65 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: “Matecaña International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matecaña_International_Airport&oldid=1376630497), revision of 25 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/skpe/data