SKPE
Matecaña International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Matecaña International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SKPE / PEI / SKPE
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:36 pm (COT)
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Municipality
Pereira
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Coordinates
4° 48′ 45″ N 75° 44′ 22″ W
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Elevation
4’418 ft (1’347 m MSL)
About Matecaña International Airport
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.