Juan José Rondón Airport
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Airport typePublic
ElevationAMSL8,205 ft / 2,501 m
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Paipa, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8,205 ft / 2,501 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°45′52″N 73°06′20″W / 5.76444°N 73.10556°W | ||||||||||
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Juan José Rondón Airport (IATA: RON, ICAO: SKPA) is a high-elevation airport serving the town of Paipa in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
The airport is 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) east of the TermoPaipa power plant[3][4] and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the town, just east of Lake Sochagota. The runway length does not include a 100 metres (330 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 04.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Clic | Medellín–Olaya Herrera |
| SATENA | Bogotá,[5] Medellín–Olaya Herrera, Yopal[6] |
Accidents and incidents
- On January 10, 2026, a private Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed while attempting to take off at the airport, killing six people on board. Among those killed was popular singer Yeison Jiménez.[7]
