Ipiales Airport (IPI) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Ipiales5.6km
Distance to Barrio Obrero4.8km

About Ipiales Airport

  • The airport is also used by passengers heading to or from nearby Pasto and Túquerres, making it a major gateway for the wider region.

  • Line up your flight with Satena, one of the top airlines at Ipiales Airport.

  • Leaving from Ipiales and not sure where to head? Flights from Ipiales Airport can take you direct to standout destinations like Bogota.

  • May, August, and October are the busiest months at San Luis Airport in Ipiales. May draws visitors ahead of the mid-year break, August aligns with school holiday travel across Colombia, and October sees steady arrivals as regional tourism picks up before the year-end period.

  • March, April, and July tend to see lighter passenger traffic at San Luis Airport. March and April fall in a shoulder window between holiday periods, when travel demand generally eases, and July, despite being a holiday month in some regions, sees comparatively softer demand at this border crossing hub.

How to get from Ipiales Airport to Ipiales

  • If you choose a rideshare service or a taxi, the drive from Ipiales Airport into Ipiales typically takes about 10 minutes, depending on traffic.

  • Check the airport's official website for up-to-date transport options into the city.

How to get to Ipiales Airport from Ipiales

  • It takes around 10 minutes to go from the centre of Ipiales to the airport by taxi.

  • Check the airport's official website for up-to-date transport options from the city to the airport.

Ipiales Airport facilities

  • Ipiales Airport runs from one terminal.

Where to stay near Ipiales Airport

  • Catching a late flight to Ipiales Airport or heading out first thing in the morning? Nogal Suite Hotel Ipiales gives you a practical place to stay nearby. It features a lift, luggage storage, and ironing services and is around 5 kilometres away.

  • Roughly 5 kilometres from the airport, Majestic Hotel is another nearby option. Room desks, a meeting room, and valet parking are among its amenities.

Car rental options near Ipiales Airport

  • If you're jetting into Ipiales, pick up a car rental at Ipiales Airport and explore the city and beyond on your own terms.

Ipiales Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Ipiales Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Ipiales Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Ipiales Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.

We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Ipiales Airport’s departure lounge.

Entrenevados Hotel is the highest-rated hotel near Ipiales Airport, just 4.9km away. Other great hotels nearby include Majestic Hotel (4.3km from the airport), and Nogal Suite Hotel Ipiales (4.3km away).

Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Ipiales Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.

Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.

Don’t panic! If you are not already at Ipiales Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Ipiales Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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