El Pindo Airport MTB / SKML
Montelibano, Cordoba · Colombia · Aerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
25kpax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASKML / MTB
OperatorAerocivil (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil)
Coordinates7.9717°N, 75.4325°W
Elevation160 ft · 49 m
Time zoneCOT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr25,000 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSKML — AIP Colombia / Aerocivil
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only (approx. 0600-1800 local); runway is unlighted so no night operations; no ATC tower (AFIS/flight information service); no published curfew, PPR recommended for non-scheduled/charter flights.
TerminalsSingle small public terminal building with basic passenger amenities; apron parking only, no jet bridges or scheduled ground fueling confirmed.
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 1,085 m / 3,560 ft · 25 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
El Pindo Airport is the main air link for Montelibano and the San Jorge/Bajo Cauca sub-region of southern Cordoba, served by Satena (and historically Pacifica de Aviacion) on subsidized regional routes to Medellin-Olaya Herrera. It is a small, unlighted, single-runway domestic strip typical of Colombia's interior regional network, with no international, customs, or 24-hour capability.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 3 providers
Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia (Aerocivil)
Aerocivil is the confirmed administrator of El Pindo (Wikipedia; Google Business listing), and funded a runway/taxiway/apron rehabilitation confirmed via a Colombian government procurement record titled "Rehabilitación de pista y el mantenimiento de la calle de rodaje, pista, plataforma y zonas de seguridad del aeropuerto El Pindo de Montelibano, Cordoba" for approximately COP 1,489 million; a 2024 timing is independently corroborated by the Juan H. White (Caucasia) airport article, which records SATENA and Pacífica de Aviación operating from there "hasta el 19 de julio del 2024" while El Pindo was closed for Aerocivil works, then returning. The airfield has a long, separately documented historical association with the Cerro Matoso nickel mine (multiple sources describe it as built largely to serve Cerro Matoso traffic), but no primary source was found for a formal Aerocivil order forcing Cerro Matoso S.A. to relinquish operation, so that specific mechanism is unconfirmed and not restated as fact. No third-party commercial ground handler or FBO is documented for SKML/MTB in available directories, consistent with ramp/airfield services at this small uncontrolled aerodrome being run by the administration itself; the day-to-day operational-service detail remains unconfirmed.
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SATENA (Servicio Aéreo a Territorios Nacionales)
Self-handled, SATENA: the state-owned carrier operates its own Medellín (Olaya Herrera)-Montelíbano turboprop service, confirmed at two daily frequencies (Wikipedia: SATENA and Pacífica de Aviación each fly "dos frecuencias diarias" to Medellín). SATENA states over 75% of its network serves aerodromes lacking conditions/infrastructure for regular operations, and no independent ground handler is documented for MTB, consistent with the airline self-handling its own turnarounds here.
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Pacífica de Aviación
Self-handled, Pacífica de Aviación: the carrier (operating LET 410 and Cessna 402 equipment) flies Medellín-Montelíbano alongside SATENA; confirmed via Wikipedia and Aviacionline that it kept the route running when SATENA temporarily suspended its own service (moving operations to Caucasia's Juan H. White airport during El Pindo's 2024 closure), and both airlines now operate two daily frequencies each from El Pindo. No third-party ground handler or FBO is documented at MTB, consistent with the airline self-handling its own turnarounds.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
Available
SATENA (Servicio Aéreo a Territorios Nacionales)
SATENA's network-wide airport-to-airport mail and cargo service (parcels under 2kg carried as mail with 24-48h delivery; over 2kg as cargo subject to available space) is offered across its scheduled destinations; the carrier's own Montelíbano route page lists this as part of the service on this route.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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