Airports / Colombia / SMR
Simón Bolívar International Airport
SKSM / SMRSanta Marta, ColombiaELEV 22 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ).
Overview
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SKSM / SMR) is a mid-sized airport serving Santa Marta, Colombia. The field lies at an elevation of 22 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SMR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ, 35 nm), Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP, 71 nm), and Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH, 81 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SMR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SMR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SKSM
IATA
SMR
FAA / Local
SMR
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
11.1196° N · 74.2306° 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 22 ft, SMR sits lower than 92% 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.
- 35nmBAQErnesto Cortissoz International AirportBarranquilla
- 71nmVUPAlfonso López Pumarejo AirportValledupar
- 81nmRCHAlmirante Padilla AirportRiohacha
- 86nmCTGRafael Nuñez International AirportCartagena
- 103nmMCJJorge Isaac AirportLa Mina-Maicao
- 116nmMGNBaracoa AirportMagangué
Location
Open the full mapSKSM · Simón Bolívar International Airport · Santa Marta, Colombia