FBOs at Juan Casiano Guapi SKGP GPI

Airport security

Guapi sits within Cauca Department, which carries a Level 4 – Do Not Travel designation from the U.S. Department of State and is subject to FCDO advice against all but essential travel, reflecting an active and serious threat from armed non-state groups, organized crime, and terrorism in the region.

The department is one of Colombia's most challenging security environments, with guerrilla factions exploiting coca-producing areas and trafficking corridors, and civil unrest across the country has the potential to turn violent.

Travelers to Guapi should be aware of elevated risks of violent crime, armed group activity, and kidnapping consistent with the regional advisory classifications.

Aeropuerto Juan Casiano Solís is a small regional commercial airport operated by Aerocivil, Colombia's civil aviation authority, serving a limited number of scheduled and charter operations.

No airport-specific access control classification or screening tier has been publicly disclosed for this facility; however, as a public airport operating under the national aviation security framework, it is required to maintain an airport security plan in accordance with Colombian civil aviation regulations.

For a facility of this type and size in Colombia, physical perimeter security and passenger screening are expected to meet the national regulatory baseline, though the depth of implementation at small regional airports in high-risk departments may be more limited than at major urban hubs.

Customs, immigration and regulatory

Hours: No customs or immigration facility at this airport; domestic operations only Aerocivil AIP (SKGP AD 2.3) explicitly records customs and immigration as 'No'; airport is not a port of entry

Ground corridor

• Ground transport risk in and around Guapi is in the highest category: the Cauca Department is subject to active armed conflict, with FARC dissident factions and other illegal armed groups contesting territory and trafficking corridors across the region, including the Pacific coast corridor in which Guapi sits
• civilians face risks of armed attacks, roadblocks, and movement restriction imposed by armed actors. The immediate ground environment around the airport — approximately 1 km west of the town centre with no significant road network connecting Guapi to the national highway system — means that all movement is effectively confined to the local area
• travel beyond Guapi by road is not viable and poses extreme risk. Pre-arranged transport with vetted, locally knowledgeable drivers is strongly advised for any movement within the town
• independent or unvetted transport should not be used. A comprehensive Do Not Travel designation is in effect for Cauca Department (excluding Popayán) from the U.S. State Department, and the FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the same area
• all personnel should treat any surface movement in this operating environment as high-risk and coordinate with a ground support team prior to travel.

City threat summary

Guapi sits within Cauca Department, which carries a Level 4 – Do Not Travel designation from the U.S. Department of State and is subject to FCDO advice against all but essential travel, reflecting an active and serious threat from armed non-state groups, organized crime, and terrorism in the region.

The department is one of Colombia's most challenging security environments, with guerrilla factions exploiting coca-producing areas and trafficking corridors, and civil unrest across the country has the potential to turn violent.

Travelers to Guapi should be aware of elevated risks of violent crime, armed group activity, and kidnapping consistent with the regional advisory classifications.

Country overview

Colombia operates under a U.S. State Department Level 3: Reconsider Travel advisory, with Level 4: Do Not Travel designations covering Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), Valle del Cauca (excluding Cali), Norte de Santander, and the Colombia-Venezuela border zone within 10km.

The Global Terrorism Index 2026 has returned Colombia to the list of the ten countries most affected by terrorism, a ranking it had not held for more than a decade.

President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office on 7 August 2026, has shut down predecessor peace talks and launched hardline security operations against armed groups, a policy shift that is generating retaliatory and symbolic violence across multiple regions.

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
• Rionegro SKRG HIGH
• Santa Marta SKSM HIGH
• Riohacha SKRH ELEVATED