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Mariscal Sucre International Airport [3] (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQM) is an international airport serving Quito, Ecuador.It is the busiest airport in Ecuador.It is located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) [4] east of Quito, and because of its location it is also colloquially known as Tababela Airport.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport / Mariscal Sucre Air Base 00°08′28″S 78°29′17″W / 0.14111°S 78.48806°W / -0.14111; -78.48806 ( Mariscal Sucre International Airport Controlled airports [ 1 ]
Mariscal Sucre International Airport was inaugurated in 1960, the main terminal was designed during the government of President Velasco Ibarra.The present terminal and concourses (A, B and C) were refurbished in 2003, consisting of several taxiways, maintenance platforms, parking areas, a cellar, passenger halls, mezzanine areas and other amenities.
Airport Location Passengers 1: Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Quito: 4.831.256 2: José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport: Guayaquil: 3.559.106 3: Seymour Airport: Baltra: 482.261 4: Mariscal Lamar International Airport: Cuenca: 298.979 5: Eloy Alfaro International Airport: Manta: 175.709 6: San Cristóbal Airport: San Cristóbal ...
Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Hub airport(s) Notes Petroecuador: EP: 1970: Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Provides oil industry support services: Presidential Squadron: FAE: ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE: 1981: Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Operating for the heads of state and government of Ecuador
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport was named "Best Airport in Latin America 2008 & 2009" by BusinessWeek [7] and the second best in 2011. [8] All domestic flights going from the Ecuadorian mainland to the Galápagos Islands make a stop in Guayaquil to refuel and pick up passengers due to its location, which is the closest point in ...
TAME Flight 173, [2] a Boeing 737-2V2 Advanced operated by Ecuador's national airline TAME, flying on a domestic route from the now-closed Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito to Mariscal Lamar International Airport in Cuenca, crashed on 11 July 1983 into a hill during final approach just 1 mile (1.6 km; 0.87 nmi) from its final destination, killing all 119 people on board.
The complex began construction in April 2017, and by October of the same year it was 45% complete. [4] The Convention Center building was inaugurated on September 19, 2018, with the Expoflor Ecuador event, in the 126 exhibitors participated, including 86 producing farms and thirteen breeders, exhibiting almost 600 types of flowers including roses, hydrangeas and orchids.