Matecaña International Airport

Matecaña International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerThe city of Pereira
ServesPereira, Colombia
Elevation AMSL4,418 ft / 1,347 m
Coordinates4°48′45″N 75°44′25″W / 4.81250°N 75.74028°W / 4.81250; -75.74028
Websitewww.aeromate.gov.co
Map
PEI
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,205 7,234 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations21,088
Passengers1,890,088
Cargo tonnage4526
Sources: GCM Google Maps

Matecaña International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matecaña, IATA: PEI, ICAO: SKPE) is an international airport serving the city of Pereira, Colombia. It also serves as an alternate airport for the cities of Armenia, Cartago, Manizales, Medellín, Cali, and Bogotá.

The airport lies along the edge of a deep ravine, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Pereira. There are steep dropoffs on the sides and ends of the runway. There is high terrain in all quadrants except south.