Mariscal Sucre International Airport

"Mariscal Sucre Airport" and "UIO" redirect here. For the old airport it replaced, see Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport. For other uses, see UIO (disambiguation).
Mariscal Sucre International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorQuiport,[1] CORPAQ[2]
ServesQuito
LocationTababela, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador
OpenedFebruary 20, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-20)
Hub for
Focus city forAvianca
Elevation AMSL2,400 m / 7,874 ft
Coordinates0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W / -0.1133; -78.3586
Websitewww.aeropuertoquito.com
www.aeropuertoquito.aero
Map
UIO/SEQM is located in Ecuador
UIO/SEQM
UIO/SEQM
Location of airport in Ecuador
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 4,100 13,451 Pavement
Statistics (2022)
Passenger movements4,300,000

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. The airport currently serves as the main hub for Avianca Ecuador and the largest hub for LATAM Ecuador. It also served as the main hub for TAME, Ecuador's flag-carrier, before the airline was liquidated by the Ecuadorian government in 2020.[5] The airport opened in February 2013 and replaced the 53-year old airport of the same name.[6] The airport is named after independence leader Antonio José de Sucre. It was the first 5-star airport in the Western Hemisphere as rated by Skytrax.[7][8][9]

The new Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport covers 1,500 hectares (3,707 acres) which is ten times larger than the airport it replaced.[10]

  1. ^ "Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre - Home". Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Empresa Publica Metropolitana de Servicios Aeroportuarios Archived December 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Se develó la placa con el nombre del aeropuerto de Quito". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Un nouvel aéroport international pour Quito was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ TAME (February 17, 2021). "Communication to our suppliers". Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference New Quito Airport officially inaugurated by Ecuadorean President; operational from 09:00 20-Feb-2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Skytrax (May 11, 2020). "Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport is Certified with the 5-Star Regional Airport Rating". Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Skytrax (May 11, 2020). "Quito International Airport reaches the premier category in the world". Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Plaisted, James (January 7, 2022). "Houston William P. Hobby Airport is the first 5-Star Airport in North America". Skytrax. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Facts About Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport". airport-technology.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.