El Dorado International Airport

BOG SKBO  Bogotá, Colombia

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BOG at a glance

  • What it is: El Dorado International Airport is a major international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Codes: BOG on your ticket, SKBO on the radar.
  • How busy: the reference profile lists about 39.7 million annual passengers across 2 runways.
  • Main airline: LATAM Airlines bases aircraft here, along with 1 other carrier.
  • Right now: 13 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-5), so every time shown for BOG is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near BOG

13 aircraft are within 55 km of BOG right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with BOG directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
AVA204 Avianca route not published on stand or taxiing — 10 kts
AVA8576 Avianca route not published on stand or taxiing — 8 kts
0C2052 — route not published on stand or taxiing — —
ARE4286 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 14 kts
EFY9168 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 15 kts
AVR4837 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
EFY9021 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
EFY9130 — route not published climbing out 9,650 ft 202 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
ARE4293 — route not published on approach 9,850 ft 176 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
NSE8903 — route not published in the area 12,675 ft 270 kts
AVA9841 Avianca route not published in the area 17,700 ft 359 kts
39.7M
Annual passengers (reference)
2
Runways
2
Terminals
8361 ft
Field elevation

About BOG

The hub of Avianca and Latin America's largest airport by cargo volume, sitting at over 2,500 metres on the Bogotá savanna. Its high elevation demands long takeoff rolls from heavily loaded aircraft. El Dorado has been ranked South America's best airport several times by Skytrax.

El Dorado International Airport opened in 1959, replacing Bogota's older Techo airport. Took its name from the legend of El Dorado, the mythical golden king of the Muisca people whose ceremonies on a nearby highland lake drew Spanish conquistadors to the region. Built on the savanna west of the Colombian capital at more than 8,300 feet above sea level, it became the home of Avianca, one of the oldest airlines in the world, founded in 1919.

A second parallel runway opened in 1998 to relieve growing congestion. The airport's biggest transformation came under a concession awarded in 2006 to the OPAIN consortium, which demolished the aging 1959 terminal and delivered a unified modern passenger terminal in stages between 2012 and 2014, along with an overhauled cargo complex.

El Dorado has since climbed to become one of Latin America's three busiest passenger airports, alongside Mexico City and Sao Paulo Guarulhos. It is consistently the region's number one airport for air cargo, powered above all by Colombia's flower export industry. Studies are underway for additional capacity, including proposals for a complementary airport on the Bogota savanna.

How BOG operates today

El Dorado operates two parallel runways flanking a large unified terminal, with the high elevation of 8,361 feet forcing longer takeoff rolls and payload planning for long-haul departures. Avianca runs its principal global hub here and LATAM Colombia adds a strong second network, connecting the Andean region with North America, Europe, and the Caribbean.

The airport is Latin America's cargo champion: a dedicated freight terminal on the north side handles flowers, perishables. E-commerce, with volumes peaking spectacularly before Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. Operations run virtually around the clock, and fog on the savanna occasionally compresses the morning departure banks.

Top routes from BOG

DestinationMain airlinesWhy it matters
Medellin (MDE) Avianca, LATAM Colombia Colombia's busiest domestic corridor, flown many times per hour at peak.
Cartagena (CTG) Avianca, LATAM Colombia A dense leisure route linking the capital with the Caribbean coast.
Miami (MIA) Avianca, American, LATAM The historic gateway route between Colombia and the United States.
Lima (LIM) Avianca, LATAM A key trunk connecting the two main Andean hub cities.
Madrid (MAD) Avianca, Iberia, Air Europa The principal air bridge between Colombia and Europe.

Facts about BOG

  • At 8,361 feet above sea level, El Dorado is one of the highest major hub airports in the world.
  • It is consistently ranked the number one airport in Latin America for air cargo tonnage.
  • In the weeks before Valentine's Day, hundreds of freighter flights carry Colombian flowers from El Dorado to the United States.
  • The airport is named after the legend of El Dorado, the golden Muisca chieftain that lured Spanish conquistadors to the Bogota highlands.

Plane spotting at BOG

There is no official deck, but restaurants and upper windows in the terminal overlook the aprons, and spotters use perimeter roads near the runway thresholds to catch Avianca's fleet and the parade of flower freighters in thin high-altitude air. New to spotting? Start with our aircraft identification guide and the world's best spotting airports.

IATA / ICAO
BOG / SKBO
Location
Bogotá, Colombia 4.702, -74.147
Time zone
America/Bogota
Opened
1959
Hub for
Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia
Website
eldorado.aero

Airlines hubbed at BOG

LA · LAN LATAM Airlines Chile AV · AVA Avianca Colombia

Tracked flights using BOG

Selected scheduled services whose curated route starts, ends or stops at El Dorado International Airport.

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
AV10 BOG → MAD Boeing 787-8Track AV10 →
AV20 BOG → JFK Boeing 787-8Track AV20 →
AV8 BOG → LHR Boeing 787-8Track AV8 →
AV60 BOG → EZE Boeing 787-8Track AV60 →

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Colombia.

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More airports and guides connected to BOG

Most of the tails you see here belong to LATAM Airlines. Thin mountain air changes how planes take off here, which cruising altitude explained unpacks. The codes BOG and SKBO are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Passenger, runway, terminal and hub figures are maintained as a reviewed reference snapshot, not a live operational record. Check the airport directly before travelling.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about BOG

What is the airport code for El Dorado International Airport?

El Dorado International Airport uses the IATA code BOG on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code SKBO in flight plans and on radar. The leading “S” in SKBO is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does BOG have?

El Dorado International Airport operates 2 runways across 2 passenger terminals. The field sits at 8,361 ft above sea level.

How busy is BOG?

This reference profile lists roughly 39.7 million annual passengers for El Dorado International Airport. You can see aircraft observed departing, arriving and overhead on this page, taken from live ADS-B broadcasts.

Which airlines are based at BOG?

LATAM Airlines, Avianca treat BOG as a hub or major base. Many other carriers serve the airport without basing aircraft there.

How many terminals does BOG have?

This reference lists El Dorado International Airport with 2 passenger terminals. Check the airport or operating airline for the terminal assigned to a specific flight.

What time zone is BOG in?

El Dorado International Airport runs on America/Bogota, currently UTC-5. Flight trackers work in UTC internally, so the seven-day history on our flight pages is stamped UTC while the boards on this page are in BOG local time - worth remembering when the two disagree by a whole calendar day.

Can I track flights at BOG live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of El Dorado International Airport, and there are 13 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Bogota.