AirportsSimón Bolívar International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Marta, in Magdalena Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMR
- ICAO code
- SKSM
- City
- Santa Marta
- State or region
- Magdalena Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.1196° N, 74.2306° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,700 m (5,577 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMR means Simón Bolívar International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKSM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.1196° N, 74.2306° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Simón Bolívar International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,700 metres (5,577 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 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,700 m 5,577 ft | 40 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Cortissoz International AirportBarranquilla | BAQ | 65 km |
| Alfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar | VUP | 131 km |
| Almirante Padilla AirportRiohacha | RCH | 149 km |
| Rafael Nuñez International AirportCartagena | CTG | 159 km |
| Las Brujas AirportCorozal | CZU | 230 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,634 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,087 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,222 km | 16 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,921 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,283 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,143 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,615 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,715 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,764 km | 18 h 15 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.