AirportsEnrique Olaya Herrera Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Medellín, in Antioquía Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EOH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EOH
- ICAO code
- SKMD
- City
- Medellín
- State or region
- Antioquía Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2197° N, 75.5906° W
- Elevation
- 1,508 m (4,949 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EOH means Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKMD. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2197° N, 75.5906° W. It stands 1,508 metres (4,949 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Bogota, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 38 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMedellín | MDE | 20 km |
| El Caraño AirportQuibdó | UIB | 130 km |
| La Nubia AirportManizales | MZL | 133 km |
| Matecaña International AirportPereira | PEI | 157 km |
| Reyes Murillo AirportNuquí | NQU | 193 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,166 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,559 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,666 km | 17 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,439 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,832 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,369 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,172 km | 23 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,079 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,312 km | 17 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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