Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport (ICAO: SEQU / IATA: UIO)
Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre
Historic airport, in 2013 its codes were transferred to the newly open Quito airport (which even has the same name)
Location (City, Country)
Quito, Ecuador
Airport Type & Size
Compact single-runway airport, around 9M PAX/year towards the closure
RWY 17/35: 3120m/10,326 ft.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Another potential candidate for a hypothetical “historic airports series”, along with e.g. Kai Tak, Istanbul Ataturk or Berlin Tegel.
The airport could utilise legacy aircraft and liveries which would otherwise only be accessible as events.
It was opened in 1960 and closed in 2013.
Major Airlines & Routes
Hub for TAME, AeroGal (now part of Avianca), LAN Ecuador (now part of LATAM), SAETA, Ecuatoriana de Aviación
Routes at domestic terminal:
Routes at international terminal:
Cargo routes:
Unique Features or Challenges
Mountainous city scenery of Quito with challenging approaches, decent cargo ops
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