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Palonegro Airport
SKBG / BGABucaramanga, ColombiaELEV 3,897 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yariguíes Airport (EJA).
Overview
Palonegro Airport, listed as SKBG / BGA, is a mid-sized airport in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The airport sits 3,897 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BGA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Yariguíes Airport (EJA, 38 nm), Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 62 nm), and Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 63 nm).
Charter pricing from BGA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bucaramanga.
Field capability
ICAO
SKBG
IATA
BGA
FAA / Local
BGA
Elevation
3,897 ft
Coordinates
7.1265° N · 73.1848° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Colombia fields
state range 4–9,765 ft
At 3,897 ft, BGA sits higher than 80% of the 60 Colombia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmEJAYariguíes AirportBarrancabermeja
- 62nmSVZJuan Vicente Gómez International AirportSan Antonio del Tachira
- 63nmCUCCamilo Daza International AirportCúcuta
- 71nmSCIParamillo AirportSan Cristóbal
- 72nmOCVAguas Claras AirportOcaña
- 73nmSTDMayor Buenaventura Vivas International AirportSanto Domingo
Location
Open the full mapSKBG · Palonegro Airport · Bucaramanga, Colombia