AirportsMatecaña International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Pereira, in Risaralda Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEI
- ICAO code
- SKPE
- City
- Pereira
- State or region
- Risaralda Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8127° N, 75.7395° W
- Elevation
- 1,346 m (4,416 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,020 m (6,627 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEI means Matecaña International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKPE. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.8127° N, 75.7395° W. It stands 1,346 metres (4,416 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
Matecaña International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,020 metres (6,627 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 48 airports of Colombia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,020 m 6,627 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Nubia AirportManizales | MZL | 39 km |
| El Eden AirportArmenia | AXM | 40 km |
| Perales AirportIbagué | IBE | 80 km |
| El Caraño AirportQuibdó | UIB | 140 km |
| Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMedellín | MDE | 154 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,302 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,671 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,770 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,572 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,989 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,460 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,329 km | 23 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,196 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,199 km | 17 h 35 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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