Jose Maria Córdova International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Medellín, Antioquía Department (Colombia)

IATA: MDE ICAO: SKRG

Longest Active Runway

11,286 ft

3,440 meters

Field Elevation

6,955 ft

2,120 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

6.1645°, -75.4231°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #310 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#510 of 7558

Top 6.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Colombia)

#2 of 2 in CO

#2 of 81 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+12.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MDE in numbers: 11,286 ft longest runway · tied #310 of 650 published · #510 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.7%) · #2 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)

MDE lies at 2,120 m (6,955 ft), #20 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 703 ft below the Colombia median (7,658 ft, 2 airports); BOG is highest at 8,361 ft, 1,406 ft higher than MDE.

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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 MDE. Nearest published airport: El Dorado International Airport (BOG), 116 NM, 12,467 ft (1,181 ft longer than MDE); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,286 ft (3,440 m)

MDE runway: 01/19 11,286 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Colombia; BOG leads by 1,181 ft (12,467 ft). +12.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	11,286 ft (3440 m / 3.440 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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