Mariscal Sucre International Airport

Mariscal Sucre
International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Quiport,[1] CORPAQ[2]
Serves Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Location Tababela, Quito Canton
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
Coordinates 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W / -0.1133; -78.3586Coordinates: 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W / -0.1133; -78.3586
Website www.aeropuertoquito.com
www.aeropuertoquito.aero
Map
UIO
Location of airport in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 4,100 13,451 Pavement

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)[4] east of Quito and serves as the largest hub of TAME, the flag carrier of Ecuador, with an average of over 220 weekly flights. It opened in February 2013 and replaced the old Mariscal Sucre International Airport.[5]

Location

The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Quito, Ecuador. The location was chosen in order to expand the capacity of the city's airport. The old airport posed enormous risks due to its location in a residential area of the city's northern sector.

History

Check-in and departures area
Arrivals area
Departures screen
Boarding gates
TAME Embraer 190
Avianca Airbus A320
View from the international terminal
KLM flies daily to Quito and Guayaquil using the Boeing 777


Construction began in 2006.[6] A re-negotiation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.[7]

At about 6:19 a.m. on July 2, 2012, an American Airlines Boeing 757 landed at the new airport with about 100 passengers on board. The flight was used to obtain the operating certificate for track tests. It also allowed testing of the performance of the electronics mounted for handling and transporting luggage and check-in counters for passengers and baggage. The aircraft departed from the existing Mariscal Sucre International Airport with Quito's Mayor, Augusto Barrera, local authorities, aviation staff, and the media to pre-test boarding procedures at 5:30 a.m., later taking off at about 6:10 a.m. After a 9-minute flight, the flight landed at the new Airport. After landing and subsequent taxiing through taxiway 1 of the new airport, the airplane was greeted with a water cannon salute from two fire trucks.

Subsequently, visitors toured the facilities of the passenger terminal building and the north and south ends of the runway. After the tour, Mayor Barrera and authorities gave a press conference. There, the Mayor also stated that the airport would be ready at its inauguration, as well as enhancements to the E-35, and Interoceanic highways. "This is a day of joy and optimism for the city. At this point all you get joining goodwill," the official said adding that the social energy that the city should serve to build and make things.

Mayor Barrera also stated that this airport will be a remarkable leap in economic development of the city of Quito and that the strategic alliance with Quiport achieved with the resources generated by the new airport will be for all the people of Quito. "We are checking with the facts that transformation we're doing for the Quito we crave" he said. The mayor also reported that when the Mariscal Sucre Airport closes, construction of a new park will begin at the current site, and within days the bidding will begin for the 1st phase of the planned Quito Metro, as well as for the construction of a new bridge over the Chiche river.

The official inauguration was postponed from October, 2012, citing the progress of improvements to various access routes, the holiday season, and other factors. The new airport commenced operations on 20 February 2013 following the closure of the old airport the night before. The first flights scheduled to arrive at the new airport were TAME flight 302 from Guayaquil (domestic), and LAN flight 2590 from Lima, Peru (international). Arrival times were scheduled for 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. respectively.[8]

Airlines and destinations

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.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Air Europa Madrid1
American Airlines Miami
Avianca Bogotá
Avianca Costa Rica San Salvador
Avianca Ecuador Baltra, Bogotá, Coca, Guayaquil, Lima, Manta, San Cristóbal
Copa Airlines Panama City
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos (begins December 27, 2018)[9][10]
Iberia Madrid
JetBlue Airways Fort Lauderdale
Joon Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (begins May 14, 2019)[11][12]
KLM Amsterdam2
LATAM Ecuador Baltra, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Lima, San Cristóbal
LATAM Perú Lima
TAME Baltra, Bogotá, Cali, Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Havana, Lago Agrio, Lima, Loja, Manta, Machala, New York–JFK, Salinas, San Cristóbal
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
Wingo Bogotá

Notes:

  • 1: Air Europa's flight from Quito to Madrid makes a stop in Guayaquil.
  • 2: KLM's flight from Quito to Amsterdam makes a stop in Guayaquil.

Cargo

Cargo apron, 2013
AirlinesDestinations
AeroSucre Bogotá
Atlas Air Miami, Amsterdam
Avianca Cargo Bogotá, Medellín, Miami
Cargolux Luxembourg
DHL Aero Expreso Miami
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum, Amsterdam
FedEx Express Miami
KLM Cargo Amsterdam
LATAM Cargo Brasil Campinas-Viracopos, Fortaleza, Guayaquil, Manaus, Miami, Panama City
LATAM Cargo Chile Amsterdam, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Miami, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Cargo Colombia Amsterdam, Bogotá, Miami, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão
LATAM Cargo Mexico Los Angeles, Mexico City
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas Bogotá
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha, Miami
UPS Airlines Miami

Statistics

Annual traffic

Passenger statistics
YearTotal passengersCargo (TM)
2001400,900
2002577,8009,990.1
2003609,90010,000.8
2004795,60021,590.55
2005825,30026,556.2
2006955,50030,010.5
20071,771,85935,256.4
20082,569,80040,123.65
20093,000,56040,996.6
20104,026,52150,023.65
20115,000,50070,785.09
20125,120,000164,412.03
20135,421,106215,036.88
20145,574,019300,090.90
20155,376,544301,400.10
20164,852,530303,460.90
20174,875,166312,112.90

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2013)
Rank City Passengers Top carriers
1 Guayaquil, Guayas 3,255,018 Avianca Ecuador, LATAM, TAME
2 Cuenca, Azuay 702,522 LATAM, TAME
3 Manta, Manabí 450,514 Avianca Ecuador, TAME
4 Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands 283,601 Avianca Ecuador, TAME
5 Machala, El Oro 109,036 TAME
6 Coca, Orellana 90,668 Avianca Ecuador, TAME
7 San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands 60,546 Avianca Ecuador, LATAM, TAME
8 Loja, Loja 40,980 TAME, Linea Aerea Cuencana
9 Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas 35,112 TAME
10 Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos 30,526 TAME
Busiest international routes (roundtrip) out of Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2013)
Rank City Passengers Top carriers % Change
1 United States Miami, United States 498,646 American Airlines, LATAM Increase 30.12%
2 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 472,392 Avianca Ecuador, Copa Airlines Colombia, TAME Increase 28.14%
3 Spain Madrid, Spain 200,622 Iberia Increase 22.02%
4 Peru Lima, Peru 100,424 Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Perú, LATAM, TAME Increase 19.47%
5 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 89,773 KLM Increase 46.69%
6 Colombia Medellín, Colombia 75,207 LATAM Increase 10.99%
7 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 69,525 LATAM, TAME Increase 9.87%
8 Panama Panama City, Panama 68,056 Copa Airlines, TAME Increase 9.1%
9 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 58,200 Aeroméxico Steady
10 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 54,267 TACA Airlines Increase 4.52%

References

  1. ↑ "Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre - Home". 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". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Un nouvel aéroport international pour Quito" [A new international airport for Quito] (in French). Air Journal. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "New Quito Airport officially inaugurated by Ecuadorean President; operational from 09:00 20-Feb-2013". Centre for Aviation. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ Pereira Lima, Edvaldo (25 February 2013). "Ecuador's new Quito airport opens". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ecuador Officially Signs New Quito Airport Finance Deal". Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  8. ↑ http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/Tababela-inaugurara-vuelos_0_868713147.html
  9. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279838/gol-adds-quito-service-from-dec-2018/
  10. ↑ Gol Transportes Aéreos Anuncia Inicio de Operaciones
  11. ↑ https://www.nlarenas.com/2018/09/la-aerolinea-millenial-joon-volara-a-quito-desde-marzo/
  12. ↑ https://www.desdescl.com/2018/09/joon-anuncia-vuelos-ecuador.html
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  • New Airport: A Door to Development. Corpaq - Quito Airport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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