Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W | ||||||||||
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Mariscal Sucre International Airport
The new Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport covers 1,500
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 because it was located in the middle of a mountainous city with high wind currents. It could no longer be expanded to accommodate larger aircraft or increased air traffic, and had been the scene of numerous incidents and crashes during the latter years of its operation.[11][12]
History
Construction began in 2006.[13] A re-negotiation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.[14]
As part of final certification steps for the airport, Quito's mayor Augusto Barrera and around 100 other passengers left an early morning flight from nearby Mariscal Sucre International Airport on an American Airlines Boeing 757 on July 2, 2012.
The inaugural flight allowed officials to test the performance of check-in counters and other systems. The flight lasted nine minutes and the plane was met by a water cannon salute at the new airport. [citation needed]
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
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
Madrid1
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American Airlines | Miami |
Arajet | Santo Domingo–Las Américas |
Avianca | Bogotá |
Avianca Costa Rica | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, San José (CR) |
San Salvador
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Conviasa | Caracas |
Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
Madrid
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Fort Lauderdale (ends June 13, 2024)[17]
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JetSmart Perú | Lima[18] |
Amsterdam2
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LATAM Colombia | Bogotá |
LATAM Perú | Lima |
United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental |
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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bogota
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Air Canada Cargo | Miami, Montréal–Trudeau,[19] Toronto–Pearson[20] |
Atlas Air[21] | Campinas, Manaus, Mexico City–AIFA, Miami, New York–JFK, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Avianca Cargo | Bogotá, Medellín–JMC, Miami |
Cargolux | Bogotá, Luxembourg |
DHL Ecuador | Guayaquil |
Emirates SkyCargo | Aguadilla |
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa, Bogotá, Chongqing,[22] Miami |
FedEx Express | Memphis |
LATAM Cargo Chile | Santiago de Chile |
Martinair | Amsterdam |
Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha, Liège, Miami |
UPS Airlines | Miami |
Statistics
Annual traffic
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Total passengers | Cargo (TM) |
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2001 | 400,900 | |
2002 | 577,800 | 9,990.10 |
2003 | 609,900 | 10,000.80 |
2004 | 795,600 | 21,590.55 |
2005 | 825,300 | 26,556.20 |
2006 | 955,500 | 30,010.50 |
2007 | 1,771,859 | 35,256.40 |
2008 | 2,569,800 | 40,123.65 |
2009 | 3,000,560 | 40,996.60 |
2010 | 4,026,521 | 50,023.65 |
2011 | 5,000,500 | 70,785.09 |
2012 | 5,120,000 | 164,412.03 |
2013 | 5,421,106 | 215,036.88 |
2014 | 5,574,019 | 300,090.90 |
2015 | 5,376,544 | 301,400.10 |
2016 | 4,852,530 | 303,460.90 |
2017 | 4,875,166 | 312,112.90 |
2018 | 5,158,103 | - |
2019 | 5,037,650 | - |
2020 | 683,629 | - |
2021 | 1,198,780 | - |
2022 | 4,300,000 | - |
Top destinations
Rank | Change | City | Passengers | % Change | Top carriers |
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1 | Panama City, Panama | 103.710 | -74,73% | Copa Airlines | |
2 | Bogotá, Colombia | 92.107 | -76,28% | Avianca, Avianca Ecuador, Wingo | |
3 | 1 | Madrid, Spain
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85.815 | -66,32% | Air Europa, Iberia, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas |
4 | 1 | Miami, United States | 81.952 | -61,61% | American Airlines |
5 | 2 | Lima, Peru | 53.609 | -79,45% | LATAM Ecuador
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6 | Mexico City, Mexico | 53.410 | -64,39% | Aeroméxico, Interjet | |
7 | 3 | Houston, United States | 42.897 | -49,39% | United Airlines |
8 | 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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33.243 | -67,22% | KLM |
9 | 1 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | 32.166 | -72,85% | JetBlue Airways
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10 | 3 | Atlanta, United States | 28.250 | -77,99% | Delta Air Lines |
Rank | Change | City | Passengers | % Change | Top carriers |
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1 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 411.923 | -69,72% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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2 | Cuenca, Azuay | 113.817 | -69,04% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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3 | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands | 74.295 | -73,07% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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4 | Manta, Manabí | 42.532 | -72,39% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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5 | Loja, Loja
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41.188 | -62,47% | Aeroregional, TAME | |
6 | El Coca, Orellana | 33.703 | -68,03% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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7 | San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands | 22.219 | -72,04% | LATAM Ecuador, TAME
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8 | 1 | Machala, El Oro | 9.143 | -78,75% | TAME |
9 | 1 | Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos | 6.502 | -85,41% | TAME |
10 | Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
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4.527 | -88,44% | TAME |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre - Home". Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Empresa Publica Metropolitana de Servicios Aeroportuarios Archived December 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Se develó la placa con el nombre del aeropuerto de Quito". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "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 26, 2013.
- ^ TAME (February 17, 2021). "Communication to our suppliers". Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "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 August 21, 2014.
- ^ Skytrax (May 11, 2020). "Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport is Certified with the 5-Star Regional Airport Rating". Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Skytrax (May 11, 2020). "Quito International Airport reaches the premier category in the world". Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Plaisted, James (January 7, 2022). "Houston William P. Hobby Airport is the first 5-Star Airport in North America". Skytrax. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Facts About Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport". airport-technology.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Report Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine on the conditions of the current airport and the benefits of a new airport (Inter-American Development Bank)
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154M CU-T1264 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. November 13, 2005. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Pereira Lima, Edvaldo (February 25, 2013). "Ecuador's new Quito airport opens". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013.
- Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Tababela se inaugurará con 129 vuelos". Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ "Avianca Ecuador anuncia vuelos directos a Orlando » Nicolás Larenas". August 22, 2023.
- ^ https://onemileatatime.com/news/jetblue-cancels-unprofitable-routes/
- ^ "JetSMART Peru Schedules Ecuador Launch in 1H24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Air Canada Cargo - Widebody Schedule". Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Air Canada announces routes for expanded cargo capacity". June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Atlas Air Schedule". Atlas Air. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines puts Chongqing on freighter map". July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "https://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/transporte/"
External links
- New Quito International Airport: Main Information. Quiport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- Quito Airport Hotel.
- New Airport: A Door to Development. Corpaq - Quito Airport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- Paco Moncayo Gallegos, ed. (2008). El nuevo aeropuerto de Quito, documentos para la historia (PDF) (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador: Alcaldía Metropolitana. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2008.
- Wikivoyage: Tababela