AXM Airport (El Eden Airport) – Cargo, Address, Transit

About This Airport

About 780,000 passengers passed through El Edén (AXM/SKAR) in 2024, and not one scheduled freighter — which sums up the airport of Armenia in Colombia's Eje Cafetero coffee belt. Avianca, LATAM and Wingo link the field, opened in 1959 and rebuilt after the January 1999 earthquake, with Bogotá and at times with Panama City and Florida; freight travels purely as belly cargo on those passenger services. The commercially interesting part is the neighbourhood rather than the apron: the airport sits on the boundary with La Tebaida, home to the Zona Franca del Quindío free trade zone and to processing plants for Hass avocado and plantain, including a facility rated at roughly 18,000 tonnes of fruit a year with pre-cooling rooms. Even so, the region's coffee and fruit exports leave Colombia mainly by truck — as ocean freight through Buenaventura or as air freight through El Dorado (BOG) in Bogotá, some 280 road kilometres away. Customs and export formalities are consequently handled in the free zone or at the departure hub, not at the AXM terminal. Forwarders should use AXM for express shipments and samples and plan volume through BOG or Pereira (PEI).

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What is the IATA code of El Eden Airport?▼

The IATA code of El Eden Airport is AXM. This three-letter code is used for unique airport identification in international air transport.

Where is El Eden Airport located?▼

El Eden Airport is located in Armenia, CO.

What is the ICAO code of El Eden Airport?▼

The ICAO code of El Eden Airport is SKAR. This four-letter code is used internationally in aviation.

What is the elevation of El Eden Airport?▼

El Eden Airport is at an elevation of 1216 meters (3990 ft) above sea level.

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