Airports / Colombia / SKTJ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
59 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Alcaravan - Yopal Airport (EYP).
Overview
Located in Tunja, Colombia, Tunja Airport (SKTJ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 8,940 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SKTJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are El Alcaravan - Yopal Airport (EYP, 59 nm), El Dorado International Airport (BOG, 70 nm), and German Olano Air Base (PAL, 79 nm).
Charter pricing from SKTJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tunja.
Field capability
ICAO
SKTJ
IATA
—
FAA / Local
SKTJ
Elevation
8,940 ft
Coordinates
5.5414° N · 73.3445° 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 8,940 ft, SKTJ sits higher than 97% 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.
- 59nmEYPEl Alcaravan - Yopal AirportYopal
- 70nmBOGEl Dorado International AirportBogota
- 79nmPALGerman Olano Air BaseLa Dorada
- 84nmVVCVanguardia AirportVillavicencio
- 89nmAPIGomez Nino Apiay Air BaseApiay
- 89nmPZAPaz de Ariporo AirportPaz de Ariporo
Location
Open the full mapSKTJ · Tunja Airport · Tunja, Colombia