El Dorado International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bogota, Bogotá Capital District (Colombia)

IATA: BOG ICAO: SKBO

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

8,361 ft

2,548 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

4.7016°, -74.1469°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#188 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Colombia)

#1 of 2 in CO

#1 of 81 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BOG in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #188 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #1 in Colombia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

BOG lies at 2,548 m (8,361 ft), #9 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 703 ft above the Colombia median (7,658 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BOG. Nearest published airport: Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE), 116 NM, 11,286 ft (1,181 ft shorter than BOG); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

BOG runways: 14R/32L 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 14L/32R 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Colombia; 1,181 ft ahead of MDE (11,286 ft). +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14R/32L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14L/32R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →