Airports / Colombia / PPN
Guillermo León Valencia Airport
SKPP / PPNPopayán, ColombiaELEV 5,687 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pitalito Airport (PTX).
Overview
Guillermo León Valencia Airport (SKPP / PPN) is a mid-sized airport serving Popayán, Colombia. The airport sits 5,687 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 PPN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pitalito Airport (PTX, 48 nm), Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO, 67 nm), and Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO, 76 nm).
Charter pricing from PPN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Popayán.
Field capability
ICAO
SKPP
IATA
PPN
FAA / Local
PPN
Elevation
5,687 ft
Coordinates
2.4544° N · 76.6093° 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 5,687 ft, PPN sits higher than 88% of the 60 Colombia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmPTXPitalito AirportPitalito
- 67nmCLOAlfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCali
- 76nmPSOAntonio Nariño AirportChachagüí
- 78nmGPIGuapi AirportGuapi
- 81nmFLAGustavo Artunduaga Paredes AirportFlorencia
- 84nmNVABenito Salas AirportNeiva
Location
Open the full mapSKPP · Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayán, Colombia