Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQU) (San Francisco de Quito)
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Old Quito Airport
Domestic Concorse
Aerogal (Cuenca, Guayaquil, Manta, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz/Baltra)
Icaro (Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta)
TAME (Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayaquil, Lago Agrio, Loja, Macas, Machala, Manta, Portoviejo, San Cristobal, Tulcan)
Avianca (Guayaquil)
Being in the highlands and narrow runway made Mariscal Sucre airport in Quito Ecuador as the most terrible in the world in the eyes of tourists. But in February 2013, the airport was closed to become Quito's Bicentennial Park (Parque Bicentenario).
The plan will be the location of the transfer Tababela airport. It is located about 20 km outside the city center. This was done to avoid more accidents aircraft.
The new airport has been built and prepared to handle 290 flights per day. From the city center, passengers can reach the airport within 90 minutes long.
Substitute Mariscal Sucre airport will have a runway length of 1,000 feet over from the old airport. This was done to respond to problems that often landed the plane through the runway. This is one of the causes of accidents often occur in the airport Mariscal Sucre.
According to city officials, the new airport could serve intercontinental flight. Its existence also makes flying safer in Ecuador. However, many pilots who doubt that the presence of the airport brings significant safety benefits.
"The pilot did not approve. Airport is located in the valley is very complicated," said Stephano Rota, a corporate pilot.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport has long been known in the world, as the airport with the flight path is difficult and dangerous. In the last 30 years, the airport has resulted in nine fatalities.
Mariscal Sucre Airport is located in Quito, capital of Ecuador. The airport was built in 1960. For years, the airport is in the middle of residential areas.
When the airport was first opened, only about 350,000 people living in Quito. But now, the population has grown and reached 2.2 million people who live around the airport. That is, the airport is located in the middle of the settlement of millions of people.
"The airport is probably in the 5 most difficult airports in Latin America," said one pilot, Stephano Rota.
Narrow runway and nearby mountains are also forced to work hard for the pilots to fly and land the plane. The airport is also located at an altitude of almost 2850 meters above sea level, and make the oxygen becomes depleted. Thus, it may interfere with the performance of the aircraft during takeoff or landing. It was also made anxious passengers.
Airport now has an average of 220 flights a day, and dimampiri 10 million passengers per year. The plane landed at the airport this will ever hit a building in the vicinity.
In 1984, a collision had occurred 4 times and killed 135 people. Another disaster was caused by a navigational error that caused the plane plunged into the side of a volcano.
Domestic Concorse
Aerogal (Cuenca, Guayaquil, Manta, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz/Baltra)
Icaro (Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta)
TAME (Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayaquil, Lago Agrio, Loja, Macas, Machala, Manta, Portoviejo, San Cristobal, Tulcan)
Avianca (Guayaquil)
Being in the highlands and narrow runway made Mariscal Sucre airport in Quito Ecuador as the most terrible in the world in the eyes of tourists. But in February 2013, the airport was closed to become Quito's Bicentennial Park (Parque Bicentenario).
The plan will be the location of the transfer Tababela airport. It is located about 20 km outside the city center. This was done to avoid more accidents aircraft.
The new airport has been built and prepared to handle 290 flights per day. From the city center, passengers can reach the airport within 90 minutes long.
Substitute Mariscal Sucre airport will have a runway length of 1,000 feet over from the old airport. This was done to respond to problems that often landed the plane through the runway. This is one of the causes of accidents often occur in the airport Mariscal Sucre.
According to city officials, the new airport could serve intercontinental flight. Its existence also makes flying safer in Ecuador. However, many pilots who doubt that the presence of the airport brings significant safety benefits.
"The pilot did not approve. Airport is located in the valley is very complicated," said Stephano Rota, a corporate pilot.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport has long been known in the world, as the airport with the flight path is difficult and dangerous. In the last 30 years, the airport has resulted in nine fatalities.
Mariscal Sucre Airport is located in Quito, capital of Ecuador. The airport was built in 1960. For years, the airport is in the middle of residential areas.
When the airport was first opened, only about 350,000 people living in Quito. But now, the population has grown and reached 2.2 million people who live around the airport. That is, the airport is located in the middle of the settlement of millions of people.
"The airport is probably in the 5 most difficult airports in Latin America," said one pilot, Stephano Rota.
Narrow runway and nearby mountains are also forced to work hard for the pilots to fly and land the plane. The airport is also located at an altitude of almost 2850 meters above sea level, and make the oxygen becomes depleted. Thus, it may interfere with the performance of the aircraft during takeoff or landing. It was also made anxious passengers.
Airport now has an average of 220 flights a day, and dimampiri 10 million passengers per year. The plane landed at the airport this will ever hit a building in the vicinity.
In 1984, a collision had occurred 4 times and killed 135 people. Another disaster was caused by a navigational error that caused the plane plunged into the side of a volcano.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mariscal_Sucre_International_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: -0°8'25"N 78°29'18"W
- Pichincha Volcano 18 km
- Atazaco Volcano 26 km
- Corazón Volcano 44 km
- Rumiñahui Volcano 45 km
- Illiniza 61 km
- Reventador Volcano 89 km
- Carihuairazo Volcano 140 km
- Tungurahua Volcano 142 km
- El Altar Volcano 163 km
- Sangay Volcano 202 km
- Atucucho (Barrio) 3 km
- Quito Tennis (Barrio) 3 km
- SANTA ISABEL 3.7 km
- San Jose Obrero 4.5 km
- Ninguilla 4.8 km
- San Enrique de Velasco 4.8 km
- Nuevo Quito Tennis Golf Club 4.9 km
- Caminos A La Libertad 5.6 km
- Jaime Roldos 6.6 km
- Pisulí 6.7 km
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