Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Vásquez Cobo, IATA: LET, ICAO: SKLT) is an international airport located in Leticia, Colombia's southernmost city and capital of the Amazonas Department. The airport is important for the Amazon region, as it is the main gateway to the rest of the country and serves the tri-border area between Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
Location
4.191°S, 69.942°O · 84 m s. n. m. (277 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 4 Official publication
Tower
Approach
Automated weather
Frequencies from the official publication: AIP Colombia (Aerocivil), AMDT 73/26 · 01 OCT 2026, checked on Oct 16, 2026. They change with each amendment: not for navigation without checking the current AIP. See the official publication In MHz.
History
Before Leticia had an established airport, the Colombian Air Force flew PBY Catalina aircraft from the interior of Colombia to the river banks of the city. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla seeing the need to better connect the Amazon region of Colombia to Bogota ordered for an airport to be built. In 2015, Juan Manuel Santos, the then president of Colombia, announced an investment of over $142 billion Colombian pesos (or $42 million US dollars) to replace the existing facilities with brand new passenger and cargo terminals, control tower, parking and common areas, and access roadways. Construction was expected to conclude on November 30, 2018, however due to delays the new facilities are expected to be completed by June 2019. Two hundred international tourists were trapped in Leticia after the highly-contagious Brazilian variant of COVID-19 virus was discovered in the city on January 28, 2021. Two weeks later the government agreed to fly the tourists out of the Alfredo Vásquez Cobo airport if the individuals were willing to pay. Regularly scheduled flights resumed on March 2.
Airlines operating here · 3
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET
MLA
“Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LET}},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Wikipedia
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