# Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH / SKRH)

**Almirante Padilla Airport** (IATA: RCH, ICAO: SKRH) is a medium airport in Riohacha, La Guajira Department, Colombia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,650 m (5,413 ft). It is operated by Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. In 2022 it handled 447 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RCH / SKRH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Colombian Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Riohacha, La Guajira Department, Colombia
- Elevation: 13 m / 43 ft
- Coordinates: 11.5262, -72.9260
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,650 m / 5,413 ft
- Passengers: 447,352 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Website: http://aerooriente.com.co/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almirante_Padilla_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2233144
- Weather station: SKRH · WMO 80035
- Ident: SKRH

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,650 m / 5,413 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° |  |
| 10/28 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 64,814 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 91,141 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 108,304 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 133,582 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 149,601 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 149,601 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 150,416 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 172,083 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 260,868 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 80,392 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 224,944 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 447,352 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Colombia · 214 km / 133 mi · SATENA
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 656 km / 408 mi · Avianca
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 771 km / 479 mi · Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 2
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 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 | 447K (2022) | #1,163 of 3,974 | #101 in South America | #16 in CO |
| Longest runway | 1,650 m / 5,413 ft | =5,578 of 29,858 | =485 in South America | #45 in CO |
| Elevation | 13 m / 43 ft | =39,668 of 43,403 | =8,479 in South America | #621 in CO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in CO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RIOHACHA RDO | 348.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [MCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sklm.md) Jorge Isaac Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [VUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvp.md) Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · 126 km / 79 mi
- [SMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sksm.md) Simón Bolívar International 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: “Almirante Padilla Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almirante_Padilla_Airport&oldid=1362959093), 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/skrh/data