Mariscal Sucre International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Quiport,[1] CORPAQ[2] | ||||||||||
Serves | Quito | ||||||||||
Location | Tababela, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador | ||||||||||
Opened | February 20, 2013 | ||||||||||
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Focus city for | Avianca | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W | ||||||||||
Website | www www | ||||||||||
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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. 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]
Un nouvel aéroport international pour Quito
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