Matecaña International Airport

Matecaña International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña
IATA: PEI – ICAO: SKPE PEI Location of airport in Colombia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Aerocivil
Location		Pereira, Colombia
Elevation AMSL		4.416 ft / 1.346 m
Coordinates		04°48′45″N 75°44′22″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	2.020	6.627	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations			19.048
Passengers			646.152
Cargo tonnage			1.957

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 built in 1945, and the runway was expanded to its current length between 1966 and 1968. It has one cargo ramp built in 1978. The terminal consists of a departures and an arrivals level, with two jetways attached to it. The city of Pereira owns and manages the terminal building, while the operations are in charge of Aerocivil. On average, there are 25 daily commercial operations.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
ADA	Medellín-Olaya Herrera
Aexpa	Cali, Condoto, Quibdó
Avianca	Bogotá
Copa Airlines	Panama City
LAN Colombia	Bogotá, Medellín-Olaya Herrera
Viva Colombia	Cartagena

External links

• Airport information for SKPE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.