La Pedrera Airport LPD / SKLP
La Pedrera, Amazonas · Colombia · Aerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
3kpax · 2023
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASKLP / LPD
OperatorAerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
Coordinates1.3249°S, 69.5813°W
Elevation590 ft · 180 m
Time zoneCOT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr2,500 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSKLP — AIP Colombia / Aerocivil
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; uncontrolled airstrip, no ATC tower and no runway lighting for night ops; PPR recommended for non-scheduled/charter flights via Aerocivil regional office.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building handling one Satena flight; minimal passenger infrastructure, no jet bridges or ground handling for wide-body/international traffic
Runways (1)
- 15/33 · 1,400 m / 4,593 ft · 20 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Served exclusively by Satena on a state-subsidized route to Leticia (SKLT), providing the remote Caqueta River town of La Pedrera in Amazonas its only scheduled air link; a domestic-only strip typical of Colombia's Amazon border region with no customs/immigration facilities and no fuel available on field.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
SATENA
SATENA is the sole scheduled carrier at this remote Amazonas airstrip (Leticia-La Pedrera route, confirmed via SATENA's own destinations network and Wikipedia's La Pedrera Airport entry); no third-party ground handler is documented at LPD, so ramp, passenger and baggage handling is presumed self-handled, SATENA, consistent with how the airline runs its other socially-subsidized Amazon routes (La Chorrera, Tarapaca, San Jose del Guaviare).
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
SATENA
No dedicated into-plane fuel agent is documented at La Pedrera; as sole operator into this non-concessioned Amazonas airstrip, fuel logistics are presumed self-arranged by SATENA via its Leticia base. This chain is documented as fragile: SATENA suspended its whole Leticia-based Amazonas network (San Jose del Guaviare-La Chorrera-Leticia-La Pedrera-Tarapaca) on 26 Oct 2024 after river drought stopped aviation fuel reaching Leticia, per the airline's own statement reported in the press; supply into La Pedrera therefore remains an informal, river-dependent arrangement rather than a fixed commercial into-plane operation.
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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
Unconfirmed
SATENA
SATENA's Leticia-La Pedrera public-service flights carry cargo and mail alongside passengers as part of the airline's state-mandated connectivity mission for isolated Amazon communities; no separate cargo-terminal operator exists at this airstrip, so handling is self-handled, SATENA.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Unconfirmed
Aerocivil (Aeronautica Civil de Colombia)
La Pedrera Airport (SKLP/LPD) is a small publicly-operated aerodrome; consistent with the administration pattern of neighbouring non-concessioned Amazonas airstrips (La Chorrera, Tarapaca), it is presumed directly administered by Aerocivil rather than under private concession or a municipal operator, providing basic airfield administration, AIS/met and rescue-and-fire cover. No separate FBO or third-party flight-ops handling desk is documented at this field.
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Hotel & travel
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