# Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)

> Santa Marta, CO · IATA: SMR · ICAO: SKSM · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SMR` |
| ICAO | `SKSM` |
| City | Santa Marta |
| Country | CO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 11.11960, -74.23060 |

## Description

Unlike Colombia's large freighter hubs, Santa Marta's Simón Bolívar Airport (SMR) combines a busy tourist gateway with modest but real cargo activity. The Colombian all-cargo carrier Aerosucre operates domestic freight here, moving perishables and industrial goods between regions, while Avianca, LATAM, JetSMART and Wingo fly domestic passenger services and Copa adds an international link to Panama City with belly-cargo capacity. A notable constraint is the 1,700 m runway — the shortest among Colombia's international airports — which limits freighters to narrow-body types. The airport sits on the Caribbean coast beside Santa Marta's seaport, but the region's bulk exports of bananas and coal leave mainly by ship rather than by air. Customs is handled by Colombia's DIAN, and intercontinental air freight is routed through Bogotá's El Dorado. For forwarders, SMR is a regional domestic-freight and perishables point with a complementary sea link.

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