Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport[3] (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre) (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQM) is the busiest airport in Ecuador and one of the busiest airports in South America. It is located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Quito. It is the largest hub of TAME, the flag carrier of Ecuador, with an average of over 220 weekly flights.
| Mariscal Sucre International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre | |||
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| IATA: UIO – ICAO: SEQM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Quiport,[1] CORPAQ[2] | ||
| Serves | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador | ||
| Location | Tababela, Quito Canton | ||
| Hub for | * Avianca Ecuador | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°WCoordinates: 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W | ||
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| Location of airport in Ecuador | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18/36 | 4,100 | 13,451 | Pavement |
It opened in February 2013. The airport is named after the Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport Media
A loading zone outside the airport
Check-in and departures area
NAIQ Arrivals floor
New screen of departures
Boarding gate (domestic terminal)
Embraer 190 TAME seen from the boarding gate
Avianca Ecuador Airbus A320
View from the international terminal
KLM flies daily to Quito and Guayaquil using the Boeing 777
Iberia Airbus A340-600 aircraft on its inaugural flight to Quito - Mariscal Sucre International Airport from Barajas on the 28th of October, 2013. Was the first transatlantic flight of the airport linked to Europe, celebrated with the traditional water cannon salute.
References
- ↑ "Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre - Home". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Empresa Publica Metropolitana de Servicios Aeroportuarios Archived December 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Se develó la placa con el nombre del aeropuerto de Quito". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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