Airports / Colombia / MDE
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport
SKRG / MDEMedellín, ColombiaELEV 6,955 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH).
Overview
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport, listed as SKRG / MDE, is a large commercial airport in Medellín, Colombia. The airport sits 6,955 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 MDE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH, 11 nm), German Olano Air Base (PAL, 61 nm), and Mariquita Airport (MQU, 66 nm).
Charter pricing from MDE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Medellín.
Field capability
ICAO
SKRG
IATA
MDE
FAA / Local
MDE
Elevation
6,955 ft
Coordinates
6.1645° N · 75.4231° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Colombia fields
state range 4–9,765 ft
At 6,955 ft, MDE sits higher than 93% 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.
- 11nmEOHEnrique Olaya Herrera AirportMedellín
- 61nmPALGerman Olano Air BaseLa Dorada
- 66nmMQUMariquita AirportMariquita
- 68nmMZLLa Nubia AirportManizales
- 78nmUIBEl Caraño AirportQuibdó
- 83nmPEIMatecaña International AirportPereira
Location
Open the full mapSKRG · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Medellín, Colombia