FBOs at Olaya Herrera Airport SKMD EOH

Country overview

Colombia's security environment has deteriorated markedly under the weight of expanding non-state armed group activity, with the government's 'Total Peace' policy having failed to deliver meaningful results and violence reaching its highest sustained levels since the 2016 Peace Agreement.

President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office in August 2026, has shut down predecessor peace negotiations with armed groups and named a new military high command, signaling a harder security posture.

Multiple departments remain subject to 'Do Not Travel' advisories from the U.S. State Department and FCDO 'advise against all but essential travel' designations, reflecting ongoing armed conflict, kidnapping, terrorism, and criminality across large swaths of the country.

Higher-risk locations nearby

• Cali SKCL CRITICAL
• Guapi SKGP CRITICAL
• Barranquilla SKBQ HIGH
• Bogotá SKBO HIGH
• Bucaramanga SKBG HIGH
• Cartagena SKCG HIGH
• Pereira SKPE HIGH
• Riohacha SKRH HIGH
• Rionegro SKRG HIGH
• Santa Marta SKSM HIGH