# Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR / SKSM)

**Simón Bolívar International Airport** (IATA: SMR, ICAO: SKSM) is a medium airport in Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia. It has one runway, 1,700 m (5,577 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 3.7 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SMR / SKSM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia
- Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft
- Coordinates: 11.1196, -74.2306
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,700 m / 5,577 ft
- Passengers: 3,745,615 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Bogota
- Website: http://smr.aerooriente.com.co/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_(Colombia) (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876055
- Weather station: SKSM · WMO 80009
- Ident: SKSM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 359° / 179° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 866,601 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,014,985 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,265,030 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,222,709 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,528,188 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,528,188 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,691,538 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,998,099 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,341,025 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 790,303 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,552,810 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,745,615 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [BGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbg.md) Palonegro Airport · Colombia · 459 km / 285 mi · Wingo
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 566 km / 352 mi · Wingo, JetSmart, Avianca
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 608 km / 378 mi · Copa Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 714 km / 444 mi · Wingo, JetSmart, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
- [PEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skpe.md) Matecaña International Airport · Colombia · 721 km / 448 mi · Avianca
- [CLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcl.md) Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Colombia · 875 km / 544 mi · JetSmart, Avianca

### Cargo (1)

- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 714 km / 444 mi · Aerosucre

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 4
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 3
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 3
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- 4C [LATAM Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-colombia) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 6C [Aerosucre](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerosucre) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.7M (2022) | #405 of 3,974 | #24 in South America | #5 in CO |
| Longest runway | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | =5,250 of 29,858 | =450 in South America | #42 in CO |
| Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =8,636 in South America | #634 in CO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =15 in CO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BARRANQUILLA APP | 119.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [BAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbq.md) Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · 65 km / 41 mi
- [VUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skvp.md) Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · 131 km / 82 mi
- [RCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrh.md) Almirante Padilla 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: “Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simón_Bolívar_International_Airport_(Colombia)&oldid=1363079047), 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/sksm/data