Vanguardia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Villavicencio, in Meta Department, Colombia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VVC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VVC
- ICAO code
- SKVV
- City
- Villavicencio
- State or region
- Meta Department
- Country
- Colombia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.1679° N, 73.6138° W
- Elevation
- 425 m (1,394 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,712 m (5,616 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VVC means Vanguardia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SKVV. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.1679° N, 73.6138° W. It stands 425 metres (1,394 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
Vanguardia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,712 metres (5,616 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 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,712 m 5,616 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado International AirportBogota | BOG | 84 km |
| Perales AirportIbagué | IBE | 171 km |
| El Alcaravan - Yopal AirportYopal | EYP | 187 km |
| Jorge E. Gonzalez Torres AirportSan José Del Guaviare | SJE | 207 km |
| La Macarena AirportLa Macarena | LMC | 222 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,214 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,527 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,615 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,484 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,055 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,684 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,346 km | 23 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,392 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,331 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
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.