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Vigía Del Fuerte Airport

Murindo, Colombia

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ICAO

SK-025

Elevation

72 ft

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Location

Murindo · ANT · Colombia

Position

6.583°, -76.883° · 72 ft elev.

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Remote jungle airstrip serving Vigía del Fuerte and Murindó.

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Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia

Vigía del Fuerte Airport is a small regional airstrip located in the municipality of Vigía del Fuerte, in the Antioquia department of Colombia, near the border with the Chocó department. It serves the isolated communities of Vigía del Fuerte and nearby Murindó, which have no road connections to the rest of Colombia. The airport plays a critical role in providing access to essential goods, medical services, and passenger transport for residents of this remote, river-bound region of the Colombian Pacific lowlands. The surrounding area is characterized by dense tropical rainforest and is traversed by the Atrato River. Due to its remote location and limited infrastructure, the airport handles only small propeller aircraft and serves a modest volume of passengers and cargo. It is a lifeline for communities that would otherwise be entirely dependent on river transport.

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Ground transport options are extremely limited; river boat travel along the Atrato River is the primary alternative means of reaching surrounding communities.

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Small regional Colombian carriers operating light aircraft provide the limited scheduled and charter services to this airstrip.

Notable facts

›Vigía del Fuerte has no road connection to the Colombian national road network, making the airport essential for access.
›The airport is located in one of the wettest regions on Earth, experiencing extremely high annual rainfall.
›The surrounding area is ecologically significant, part of the Chocó biodiversity hotspot.
›Only small propeller-driven aircraft can operate at this short, unpaved airstrip.
›The ICAO code SK-025 reflects its status as a minor Colombian aerodrome outside the main registry.

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Vigía del Fuerte Airport

Airport in Colombia

Vigía del Fuerte Airport is an airstrip serving the river town of Vigía del Fuerte and the surrounding area, in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. The runway is on the eastern bank of the Atrato River, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) upstream, south of the town. The airstrip used to be located inside the…

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