Olaya Herrera Airport SKMD / EOH
Medellín's city airport, ten minutes from El Poblado, but domestic-only with no customs, daylight-only operations and a valley approach that limits aircraft size. Ideal for internal Colombian legs after clearing CIQ at Rionegro.
8,202 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Medellín
1
FBOs / handlers
4,949 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–18:00 (daylight VFR)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- No
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, Avgas 100LL
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 3 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Turboprops and light/midsize jets; domestic only; terrain-limited.
- Website
- www.airplan.aero
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Olaya Herrera General Aviation handling
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (8,202 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) needs 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) needs 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Medellín
- José María Córdova International Airport SKRG 11,483 ft · 50 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Olaya Herrera Airport · Kamilokardona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons