Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña (Matecaña International Airport) PEI / SKPE
Pereira, Risaralda · Colombia · OPAM SAS (Operadora Portuaria Aeropuerto Matecaña) — terminal concession, city of Pereira-owned facility; air navigation/ATC by Aerocivil
2.8Mpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATASKPE / PEI
OperatorOPAM SAS (Operadora Portuaria Aeropuerto Matecaña) — terminal concession, city of Pereira-owned facility; air navigation/ATC by Aerocivil
Coordinates4.8127°N, 75.7395°W
Elevation4,418 ft · 1,347 m
Time zoneCOT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr2,834,538 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSKPE — AIP Colombia / Aerocivil
Operating hoursOperational (tower) daily 05:00-24:00 local; no scheduled overnight movements (de facto curfew 00:00-05:00). Administrative offices Mon-Thu 07:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00, Fri 07:00-15:00.
TerminalsSingle four-level terminal building (built early 1970s, subsequently renovated) with 2 jet bridges (installed 1991); check-in hall, baggage claim, VIP lounge, duty-free and food/retail concessions.
Runways (1)
- 08/26 · 2,205 m / 7,234 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Principal gateway for Colombia's coffee-growing region (Eje Cafetero), handling about 75% of the region's air traffic; served by Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Copa Airlines, Clic and JetSMART with domestic trunk routes plus international service to Panama City and seasonal flights to the US, and set an all-time traffic record in 2024.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
TALMA Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.
Full passenger, ramp and turnaround handling for scheduled carriers (Avianca, Wingo, EasyFly, SATENA) at Aeropuerto Matecaña; confirmed via TALMA's own PEI-station recruitment postings for passenger-service assistants and ground-equipment drivers (tractors, conveyor, paymover).
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Terpel Aviación (Terpel S.A.)
Into-plane Jet A-1 and Avgas supply; listed as the fuel provider/handler of record for SKPE (Pereira) in the AC-U-KWIK airport directory (\"TERPEL SA - FBO/Handler, pilot services, aircraft services and fuel\").
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Energizar S.A.S.
Colombian aviation-fuel distributor (Jet A-1, Avgas 100/130) with 40+ years in-country; its own aviation-fuel directory (energizar.org/directorio.html) lists Pereira - Aeropuerto Matecaña as a served terminal with a dedicated station phone line.
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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
Unconfirmed
Newrest Colombia
Newrest's own Colombia-operations material lists Pereira among the cities it serves for catering aéreo alongside Bogotá, Medellín and Cali; a PEI-specific flight-kitchen or contract could not be independently verified, so recorded as unconfirmed.
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Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
TALMA Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.
Cabin/interior cleaning and water/lavatory servicing is typically bundled into TALMA's standard ramp turnaround scope at its Colombian stations, including PEI; no PEI-specific standalone cleaning contract document found, so recorded as unconfirmed.
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Ground support equipment
Available
TALMA Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.
Operates and maintains the ramp GSE fleet (tractors, belt conveyors, pushback/paymover units) used for turnarounds at PEI; confirmed via TALMA's PEI-station job ads for specialized GSE drivers.
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Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Operadora Portuaria del Aeropuerto Matecaña S.A.S. (OPAM)
Airport concession operator; the airport has a newly built dedicated cargo facility (\"dependencia de carga totalmente nueva\") within OPAM's concession, but no separately branded outside cargo-terminal operator was identified, so it is recorded here as OPAM self-provided/unconfirmed.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Operadora Portuaria del Aeropuerto Matecaña S.A.S. (OPAM)
Airport-perimeter and administrative-installation security is tendered by OPAM (public procurement notice found: \"Contratar los servicios de seguridad destinados a la operación de seguridad aeroportuaria, protección de perímetros y vigilancia de instalaciones administrativas del Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña de la ciudad de Pereira\"); the awarded private-security contractor's name could not be confirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Colombia)
Operates a car-rental counter at Km 4 Via Cerritos, Local 0-57A, Aeropuerto Matecaña, matching the terminal's own commercial-tenant address.
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Sixt Rent a Car
Operates a car-rental counter at Km 4 Via Cerritos, Aeropuerto Matecaña, confirmed via Sixt's own location listing for Pereira/Matecana International.
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Flight support
Available
Terpel Aviación (Terpel S.A.)
Listed as the FBO/handling-agent contact for SKPE Pereira in AC-U-KWIK, covering pilot and aircraft services alongside fuel. Phone number could not be independently verified and is withheld pending confirmation.
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Sonesta Hotel Pereira
5-star property at Km 7 Via Cerritos, on the same access road as the airport (~3km away); commonly surfaced for Pereira/Matecaña layover stays but no documented airline crew-accommodation contract was found, so recorded as unconfirmed.
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