Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia)
Simón Bolívar International Airport Aeropuerto internacional Simón Bolívar | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos de Oriente | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°07′10″N 74°13′50″W / 11.11944°N 74.23056°W | ||||||||||
| Website | smr | ||||||||||
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Source: Aerocivil Google Maps | |||||||||||
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar) (IATA: SMR, ICAO: SKSM) is an international airport serving the city of Santa Marta, Colombia. The airport is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Santa Marta city center, on the shores of the Caribbean Sea. 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the municipality of Ciénaga in Colombia.
It is operated by Aeropuertos De Oriente S.A.S., through a concession agreement with Aerocivil. It is the international airport of Colombia with the shortest runway, 1700 meters long.
It is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, the military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of several South American countries as sovereign states, and who died in Santa Marta in 1830. The airport name is also currently the name of the airport in Maiquetía (Caracas), Venezuela.