Matecaña International Airport

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Matecaña International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña


Avianca's McDonnell Douglas MD-83
IATA: PEI – ICAO: SKPE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia
Location Pereira, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 4.416 ft / 1.346 m
Coordinates 04°48′45″N 75°44′22″W / 4.8125, -75.73944
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2.020 6.627 Asphalt

Matecaña International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña) (IATA: PEI, ICAO: SKPE) is an airport located in the city of Pereira, Colombia. It connects the Risaralda department of Colombia. It also serves the cities of Armenia, Cartago, and Manizales in emergency situations.

The airport was constructed in 1945. The runway was expanded between 1966 and 1968. It has one cargo ramp built in 1978.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

  • Aerolínea de Antioquia (Medellín-Olaya Herrera)
  • AeroRepública (Bogotá, Panama City [begins June 2008])
  • AIRES (Cali, Ibagué, Medellín Olaya Herrera, Panama City)
  • Avianca (Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bogotá, New York-JFK [begins June 18], Miami)
  • SATENA (Medellín, Quibdo)

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