AviatDataJosé Celestino Mutis Airport BSC / SKBS
Bahía Solano, Choco · Colombia · Aerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
37kpax · 2014
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASKBS / BSC
OperatorAerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
Coordinates6.2028°N, 77.3944°W
Elevation80 ft · 24 m
Time zoneCOT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr36,983 (2014)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSKBS — AIP Colombia / Aerocivil
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only (no lighted approach aids); no scheduled night operations; charter/non-scheduled traffic advised to confirm PPR with Aerocivil ahead of arrival
TerminalsSingle small passenger terminal; undergoing Aerocivil/ENTerritorio-funded modernization (runway repaving, lighting, terminal expansion) announced 2024-2025
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 1,211 m / 3,973 ft · 24 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Served by Satena (state-subsidized regional carrier) and Clic, linking this remote Pacific-coast Choco municipality — a hub for whale-watching tourism and Embera/Afro-Colombian cultural travel — with Medellin, Cali, and Quibdo; no international, customs, or fuel services confirmed.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
SATENA
Self-handled, SATENA. The Colombian state airline maintains an airport office at José Celestino Mutis (•••) alongside its town office; Colombia AIP AD 2 SKBS states no third-party ground-handling company operates at the field (AD 2.3.9 Servicios de Escala: No), confirming airlines handle their own turnarounds.
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Clic Air
Self-handled, EasyFly. Operates scheduled ATR/Jetstream service to Medellín-Olaya Herrera; Colombia AIP AD 2 SKBS confirms no third-party handling agent is based at the airport (AD 2.3.9 Servicios de Escala: No), so the carrier's own crew/ramp staff perform turnarounds.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Alcaldía de Bahía Solano (Aeródromo José Celestino Mutis)
Jet A-1 and AVGAS 100/130 are listed as available fuel types at SKBS (Colombia AIP AD 2.4.2), with fuelling service hours 1100-2300 (AD 2.3.8) and fuel tanks documented on the apron's north/northeast side (AD 2.8.6, "exercise caution"). The airfield's administrator is the Alcaldía de Bahía Solano (AD 2.2.6). No dedicated fuelling-facility capacity is published (AD 2.4.3: No) and no named commercial into-plane supplier/agent could be confirmed in available sources, so the operator is recorded as unconfirmed pending a named supplier. · 1100-2300
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
SATENA
Self-handled, SATENA. AIP AD 2.4.1 states cargo-handling facilities are "a cargo de las empresas aéreas" (at charge of the airlines); SATENA operates under Colombia's Essential Air Services mandate and carries mail/priority cargo on its Chocó routes.
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Clic Air
Self-handled, EasyFly. AIP AD 2.4.1 lists cargo-handling facilities as "a cargo de las empresas aéreas" (at the airlines' charge), applying to whichever carrier operates a given flight.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed