Antonio Nariño Airport guide

Antonio Nariño Airport (ICAO: SKPS) sits in the municipality of Chachagüí, in Nariño Department, and serves the city of Pasto. It stands on a plateau at about 1,814 m (5,951 ft) above sea level, and the runway runs along the top of a raised table-top about 50 m above the surrounding land. Pilots often call it an aircraft carrier for that reason.

The single asphalt runway, 02/20, is 2,312 m long. That is short for the airport's elevation, and crosswinds, especially in August, can make it unusable. An instrument landing system installed in 2007 allows night and low-visibility approaches.

The airport handles domestic scheduled flights, military operations and private charters. Avianca flies to Bogotá, Cali and Medellín, Clic to Cali and LATAM Colombia to Bogotá. Intercontinental de Aviación once linked it to Esmeraldas in Ecuador, but that airline ceased operating in 2010.