# Jorge Isaac Airport (MCJ)

> La Mina-Maicao, CO · IATA: MCJ · ICAO: SKLM · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MCJ` |
| ICAO | `SKLM` |
| City | La Mina-Maicao |
| Country | CO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 86 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 11.23250, -72.49010 |

## Description

Owned by the coal company Cerrejón (Glencore), Jorge Isaac Airport (IATA: MCJ, ICAO: SKLM) is a private mine airfield rather than a public regional gateway, serving as the main air access to the El Cerrejón open-pit operation in La Guajira. The field lies about 31 kilometres southwest of the border trading town of Maicao; scheduled commercial service ended when Satena withdrew in 2018, and passenger and cargo volumes have been flat ever since. No air cargo terminal, freighter rotation or air-cargo customs post is documented here; the traffic consists of company and charter flights tied to the mine. The coal itself never flies: it leaves La Guajira on Cerrejón's own railway to the deep-water port of Puerto Bolívar on the Caribbean coast. Air freight for Maicao and the department is trucked in from Riohacha (RCH) or Valledupar (VUP), with Barranquilla (BAQ) and Bogotá El Dorado (BOG) handling international consignments and customs. Forwarders should budget for a road leg and not count MCJ as a delivery point.

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