Airports / Colombia / PAL
German Olano Air Base
SKPQ / PALLa Dorada, ColombiaELEV 566 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mariquita Airport (MQU).
Overview
German Olano Air Base, listed as SKPQ / PAL, is a mid-sized airport in La Dorada, Colombia. The field lies at an elevation of 566 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
PAL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mariquita Airport (MQU, 21 nm), La Nubia Airport (MZL, 55 nm), and El Dorado International Airport (BOG, 56 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PAL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Palanquero Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PAL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SKPQ
IATA
PAL
FAA / Local
PQE
Elevation
566 ft
Coordinates
5.4836° N · 74.6574° 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
No
Elevation vs Colombia fields
state range 4–9,765 ft
At 566 ft, PAL sits lower than 53% 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.
- 21nmMQUMariquita AirportMariquita
- 55nmMZLLa Nubia AirportManizales
- 56nmBOGEl Dorado International AirportBogota
- 61nmMDEJose Maria Córdova International AirportMedellín
- 70nmIBEPerales AirportIbagué
- 71nmEOHEnrique Olaya Herrera AirportMedellín
Location
Open the full mapSKPQ · German Olano Air Base · La Dorada, Colombia