AirportsJose Maria Córdova International Airport is a large 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 MDE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDE
- ICAO code
- SKRG
- City
- Medellín
- State or region
- Antioquía Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W
- Elevation
- 2,120 m (6,955 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,440 m (11,286 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDE means Jose Maria Córdova International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKRG. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W. It stands 2,120 metres (6,955 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,440 metres (11,286 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,440 m 11,286 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Olaya Herrera AirportMedellín | EOH | 20 km |
| La Nubia AirportManizales | MZL | 126 km |
| El Caraño AirportQuibdó | UIB | 145 km |
| Matecaña International AirportPereira | PEI | 154 km |
| El Eden AirportArmenia | AXM | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,160 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,549 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,655 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,433 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,837 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,387 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,177 km | 23 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,095 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,322 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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