AirportsSan Luis Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ipiales, in Nariño Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IPI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IPI
- ICAO code
- SKIP
- City
- Ipiales
- State or region
- Nariño Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.8619° N, 77.6718° W
- Elevation
- 2,976 m (9,765 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IPI means San Luis Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKIP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.8619° N, 77.6718° W. It stands 2,976 metres (9,765 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Pasto, about 59 km away in a straight line.
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
San Luis 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán, Ecuador | TUA | 7 km |
| Antonio Nariño AirportChachagüí | PSO | 73 km |
| Mariscal Sucre International AirportQuito, Ecuador | UIO | 133 km |
| Tres De Mayo AirportPuerto Asís | PUU | 136 km |
| La Florida AirportTumaco | TCO | 160 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,782 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,108 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,194 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,051 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,440 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,608 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,707 km | 24 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,408 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,750 km | 17 h 05 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.