MDE · Medellín, Colombia
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport.
--:--:-- · COT (UTC-05:00) · 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W
José María Córdova International Airport
International airport in Rionegro, Colombia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MDE
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 6158; ident SKRG; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeropuertorionegro.co
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
José María Córdova International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MDE / SKRG
OurAirports ident
SKRG
GPS / local code
SKRG / MDE
ISO region
CO-ANT
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aeropuertorionegro.co
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q535161
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--COT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
COT
America/Bogota · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
19 km
Approximate distance to central Medellín.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Bogotá
Languages
Spanish
Currency
COP ($)
Country area
1,141,748 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,286 ft / 3,440 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1985 · Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Owner / entity
Q535161
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Medellín, Colombia. Medellín's built-up core sits roughly 19 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Bogota (UTC-05:00, COT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE / SKRG) is at 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W, elevation 6,955 ft (2,120 m), serving Medellín, Colombia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Medellín is in Colombia (capital Bogotá); on America/Bogota (COT, UTC-05:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: COP ($).
Distance from central Medellín: 19 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MDE.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE / SKRG)
José María Córdova International Airport · International airport in Rionegro, Colombia
Source identifiers
SKRG · SKRG · MDE · CO-ANT
aeropuertorionegro.co · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Rionegro
rionegro · 5.6 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 128,153 · city coordinates 6.1551, -75.3737
2. Marinilla
marinilla · 9.7 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 57,403 · city coordinates 6.1736, -75.3362
3. Carmen de Viboral
carmen-de-viboral · 13 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 49,642 · city coordinates 6.0824, -75.3351
4. Retiro
retiro · 15 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 20,700 · city coordinates 6.0586, -75.5031
5. La Ceja
la-ceja · 15 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 36,584 · city coordinates 6.0313, -75.4333
6. San Vicente
san-vicente · 17 km from MDE
Colombia · America/Bogota · +0h · population 18,051 · city coordinates 6.2854, -75.3338
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CLO SKCL
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Cali
310 km from MDE · America/Bogota · +0h · elevation 3,162 ft (964 m) · airport coordinates 3.5427, -76.3819
2. UIO SEQM
Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Quito
771 km from MDE · America/Guayaquil · +0h · elevation 7,841 ft (2,390 m) · airport coordinates -0.1254, -78.3543
3. GYE SEGU
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · Guayaquil
1050 km from MDE · America/Guayaquil · +0h · elevation 19 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates -2.1574, -79.8836
Route-time reference set
1. MDE-CLO
Cali · 310 km · 1h 14m
America/Bogota · +0h from MDE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MDE-UIO
Quito · 771 km · 1h 49m
America/Guayaquil · +0h from MDE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MDE-GYE
Guayaquil · 1050 km · 2h 10m
America/Guayaquil · +0h from MDE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,286 ft / 3,440 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MDE.
Runway identifiers
01/19
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CLO SKCL
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Cali · 310 km from MDE
large airport · America/Bogota · colombia · 3,162 ft (964 m) · 3.5427, -76.3819
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MDE.
Country and authority
MDE sits in Colombia (Republic of Colombia), whose capital is Bogotá. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: COP ($). MDE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Rionegro, Colombia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q535161 · José María Córdova International Airport. Administrative area: Antioquia · Rio negro. Named after: José María Córdova
Field and clock profile
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport is a high-elevation field at 6,955 ft (2,120 m), positioned at 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W in the Northern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,286 ft / 3,440 m. The airport clock uses America/Bogota (COT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Rionegro is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.6 km. CLO Cali is the closest retained airport alternative at 310 km.
Country airport peers
MDE is compared with CLO Cali at 310 km inside the retained Colombia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MDE-CLO Cali: 310 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. MDE-UIO Quito: 771 km, about 1h 49m, +0h. MDE-GYE Guayaquil: 1050 km, about 2h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SKRG backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeropuertorionegro.co is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,286 ft / 3,440 m
Runway identifiers
01/19
OurAirports classifies MDE as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Medellín.
MDE (SKRG) is a high-elevation field at 6,955 ft (2,120 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MDE sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MDE's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,286 ft / 3,440 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MDE.
- The airport is managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeropuertorionegro.co, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MDE
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MDE uses America/Bogota (COT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport is about 19 km from central Medellín; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CLO Cali is the closest retained alternate at 310 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeropuertorionegro.co is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MDE inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MDE ranks #2 in the curated Colombia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MDE shares America/Bogota with CLO Cali CO. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MDE is 6,955 ft (2,120 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include EDL 6,941 ft (2,116 m) (14 ft delta) · SAH 7,216 ft (2,199 m) (261 ft delta) · MEX 7,316 ft (2,230 m) (361 ft delta) · PBC 7,361 ft (2,244 m) (406 ft delta) · NLU 7,369 ft (2,246 m) (414 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MDE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CLO 310 km +0h · UIO 771 km +0h · GYE 1050 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cali | CLO | 310 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Quito | UIO | 771 km | 1h 49m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Guayaquil | GYE | 1050 km | 2h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MDE to CLO
Cali
Distance 310 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone America/Bogota is +0h from MDE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MDE to UIO
Quito
Distance 771 km; estimated travel window 1h 49m; destination zone America/Guayaquil is +0h from MDE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MDE to GYE
Guayaquil
Distance 1050 km; estimated travel window 2h 10m; destination zone America/Guayaquil is +0h from MDE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Medellín is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MDE, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Rionegro
rionegro · 5.6 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marinilla
marinilla · 9.7 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carmen de Viboral
carmen-de-viboral · 13 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Retiro
retiro · 15 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Ceja
la-ceja · 15 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Vicente
san-vicente · 17 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santuario
santuario · 18 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Envigado
envigado · 19 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Medellín
medellin · 19 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Itagüí
itaguei · 20 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sabaneta
sabaneta · 21 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Unión
la-union · 22 km · America/Bogota
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cali (CLO), Quito (UIO), Guayaquil (GYE). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,286 ft / 3,440 m; identifiers 01/19.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1985.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MDE. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCLO
Cali · large airport
- Distance
- 310 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,162 ft (964 m)
Compare against CLO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Mariscal Sucre International AirportUIO
Quito · large airport
- Distance
- 771 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 7,841 ft (2,390 m)
Compare against UIO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGYE
Guayaquil · large airport
- Distance
- 1050 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 19 ft (6 m)
Compare against GYE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE) in?▾
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport is in the America/Bogota timezone (UTC-05:00, COT).
What are the codes for Jose Maria Córdova International Airport?▾
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport uses IATA code MDE and ICAO code SKRG.
Where is Jose Maria Córdova International Airport located?▾
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport is located in Medellín, Colombia at coordinates 6.1645° N, 75.4231° W, with an elevation of 6,955 ft (2,120 m) (high-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Jose Maria Córdova International Airport from central Medellín?▾
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport sits roughly 19 km from the nearest mapped city center for Medellín.
Which route reference is most useful from MDE?▾
Cali (CLO) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 14m, destination timezone America/Bogota, and a +0h difference from MDE.
What other airports in Colombia are close peers to MDE?▾
MDE's curated peers in Colombia on this site include CLO Cali.
How many runways does Jose Maria Córdova International Airport have?▾
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,286 ft / 3,440 m; identifiers include 01/19.