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Mariscal Sucre International Airport

{{Short description|Airport serving Quito, Ecuador}}

{{redirect-multi|2|Mariscal Sucre Airport|UIO|the old airport it replaced|Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport|other uses|UIO (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Mariscal Sucre International Airport

| nativename = {{small|{{lang|es|Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre}}}}

| image = Quiport.png

| image2 = Acceso NAIQ.JPG

| image-width = 250

| caption =

| IATA = UIO

| ICAO = SEQM

| pushpin_map = Ecuador

| pushpin_label = UIO/SEQM

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Ecuador

| type = Public

| owner-oper =

| operator = Quiport,{{cite web|url=http://www.aeropuertoquito.aero/index.php?lang=es|title=Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre - Home|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607035904/http://www.aeropuertoquito.aero/index.php?lang=es|archive-date=June 7, 2015|url-status=live}} CORPAQ[http://www.corpaq.com Empresa Publica Metropolitana de Servicios Aeroportuarios] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201162849/http://www.corpaq.com/ |date=December 1, 2009 }}

| city-served = Quito

| location = Tababela, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador

| opened = {{start date and age|2013|02|20}}

| metric-elev = Yes

| elevation-m = 2,400

| hub = {{ubl|

| {{nowrap|Avianca Ecuador}}

| {{nowrap|LATAM Ecuador}}}}

| focus_city = {{nowrap|Avianca}}

| coordinates = {{coord|0.1133|S|78.3586|W|source:dewiki_region:EC_scale:100000_type:airport|format=dms|display=it}}

| website = {{URL|www.aeropuertoquito.com}}
{{URL|www.aeropuertoquito.aero}}

| metric-rwy = Yes

| r1-number = 18/36

| r1-length-m = 4,100

| r1-surface = Pavement

| stat-year = 2022

| stat1-header = Passenger movements

| stat1-data = 4,300,000

| stat2-header =

| stat2-data =

| footnotes =

}}

Mariscal Sucre International Airport{{cite web|url=http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/aeropuerto-Quito-inauguracion-Tababela-ecuador-aereo_0_790120990.html|title=Se develó la placa con el nombre del aeropuerto de Quito|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216103013/http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/aeropuerto-Quito-inauguracion-Tababela-ecuador-aereo_0_790120990.html|archive-date=December 16, 2013|url-status=live}} {{airport codes|UIO|SEQM}} is an international airport serving Quito, Ecuador. It is the busiest airport in Ecuador. It is located in the Tababela parish, about {{convert|18|km|mi}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tame.com.ec/index.php/en/news/1527-communication-to-our-suppliers|title=Communication to our suppliers|author=TAME|access-date=17 February 2021|date=2021-02-17}} The airport opened in February 2013 and replaced the 53-year old airport of the same name. 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.{{cite web|url=https://skytraxratings.com/airports/quito-international-airport-rating|title=Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport is Certified with the 5-Star Regional Airport Rating|author=Skytrax|access-date=11 May 2020|date=2020-05-11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aeropuertoquito.aero/en/news/545-quito-international-airport-reaches-the-premier-category-in-the-world.html|title=Quito International Airport reaches the premier category in the world|author=Skytrax|access-date=11 May 2020|date=2020-05-11}}{{Cite web |last=Plaisted |first=James |date=2022-01-07 |title=Houston William P. Hobby Airport is the first 5-Star Airport in North America |url=https://skytraxratings.com/houston-hobby-airport-becomes-the-first-5-star-airport-in-north-america |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Skytrax |language=en-GB}}

The new Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport covers 1,500 hectares (3,707 acres) which is ten times larger than the airport it replaced.{{cite web|url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/quitoairport|title=Facts About Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport|website=airport-technology.com|accessdate= October 25, 2023}}

Location

The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about {{convert|18|km|sp=us}} 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.[http://www.iadb.org/exr/doc98/pro/aecl1005.pdf Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083534/http://www.iadb.org/exr/doc98/pro/aecl1005.pdf |date=2007-09-29 }} on the conditions of the current airport and the benefits of a new airport (Inter-American Development Bank){{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980829-0&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154M CU-T1264 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO)|date=13 November 2005|work=Aviation Safety Network|publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|access-date=8 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220194951/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980829-0&lang=en|archive-date=February 20, 2009|url-status=live}}

History

File:Quito sign 2018.jpg

File:IMG-20221124.a.jpg

File:Arribos NAIQ.JPG

File:New screen of departures.jpg

File:Saladeembarque1.jpg.jpg

File:Embraer190tame.jpg Embraer 190]]

File:Aviancaa320.jpg Airbus A320]]

File:Internationaldepartures.jpg

File:KLM772.jpg flies daily to Quito and Guayaquil using the Boeing 777]]

Construction began in 2006. A re-negotiation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100810-710306.html | title= Ecuador Officially Signs New Quito Airport Finance Deal | publisher= Wall Street Journal | date= August 10, 2010 | access-date= August 11, 2010}}

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. {{cn|date=March 2022}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/Tababela-inaugurara-vuelos_0_868713147.html |title=Tababela se inaugurará con 129 vuelos |access-date=February 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222013610/http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/Tababela-inaugurara-vuelos_0_868713147.html |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}

Airlines and destinations

File:Iberia airbus 340 600 madrid - quito route.jpg 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=

{{Airport destination list

|Aeroregional | Coca, Cuenca, Lima,[https://www.aviacionline.com/aeroregional-tendra-vuelos-regulares-entre-ecuador-y-peru Aeroregional tendrá vuelos regulares entre Ecuador y Perú] Loja, Machala, Manta, Panama City–Balboa

|Air Europa | Madrid

|American Airlines | Miami

|Arajet | Punta Cana{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlarenas.com/2024/08/arajet-cambia-conexiones-a-punta-cana-santo-domingo/|title=Arajet cambia conexiones a Punta Cana en vez de Santo Domingo|accessdate=August 12, 2024|date=August 2024|language=es|website=nlarenas.com}}

|Avianca | Bogotá

|{{nowrap|Avianca Costa Rica}} | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, San José (CR)

|Avianca Ecuador | Baltra, Bogotá, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Manta, Medellín–JMC, New York–JFK, Punta Cana,{{cite web | url=https://aviationclubcenter.com/index.php/2024/08/13/avianca-ha-anunciado-la-apertura-de-dos-nuevas-rutas-internacionales/ | title=Avianca ha anunciado la apertura de dos nuevas rutas internacionales | date=August 13, 2024 }} San Cristóbal

|{{nowrap|Avianca El Salvador}} | San Salvador

|Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen

|Delta Air Lines | Atlanta

|Iberia | Madrid

|JetSmart Perú | Lima{{cite web |title=JetSMART Peru Schedules Ecuador Launch in 1H24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231127-ja1h24gyeuio |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 November 2023}}

|KLM | Amsterdam{{Ref|1|1}}

|LATAM Colombia | Bogotá

|LATAM Ecuador | Bogotá, Coca, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Manta, Miami, San Cristóbal

|LATAM Perú | Lima

|United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental

}}

Notes:

  • {{Ref|1|1}}: KLM's flight from Quito to Amsterdam makes a stop in Guayaquil.

=Cargo=

{{unsourced section|date=August 2021}}

{{Airport-dest-list

|Aerosucre | Bogota

|Air Canada Cargo | Miami, Montréal–Trudeau,{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/shipping/routes-network/|title=Air Canada Cargo - Widebody Schedule|access-date=October 17, 2020}} Toronto–Pearson{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/air-canada-announces-routes-for-expanded-cargo-capacity-1.5469858|title = Air Canada announces routes for expanded cargo capacity|date = June 14, 2021}}

|Atlas Air{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=December 20, 2023}} | 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, Miami

|{{nowrap|Ethiopian Airlines Cargo}} | Addis Ababa, Bogotá, Chongqing,{{cite web |url=https://www.stattimes.com/news/ethiopian-airlines-puts-chongqing-on-freighter-map-air-cargo/ | title=Ethiopian Airlines puts Chongqing on freighter map | date=July 10, 2019 }} Miami

|FedEx Express | Memphis

|LATAM Cargo Chile | Santiago de Chile

|Martinair | Amsterdam

|Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha, Liège, Miami

|UPS Airlines | Miami

}}

Statistics

=Annual traffic=

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=UIO}}

class="wikitable"

|+ Passenger statistics

! Year !! Total passengers !! Cargo (TM)

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=

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|+ Busiest international routes (roundtrip) out of Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2020)"https://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/transporte/"

Rank

! Change

! City

! Passengers

! % Change

! Top carriers

1

| {{steady}}

| Panama City, Panama

| 103.710

| {{decrease}} -74,73%

| Copa Airlines

2

| {{steady}}

| Bogotá, Colombia

| 92.107

| {{decrease}} -76,28%

| Avianca, Avianca Ecuador, Wingo

3

| {{increase}} 1

| Madrid, Spain

| 85.815

| {{decrease}} -66,32%

| Air Europa, Iberia, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas

4

| {{increase}} 1

| {{flagdeco|US}} Miami, United States

| 81.952

| {{decrease}} -61,61%

| American Airlines

5

| {{decrease}} 2

| Lima, Peru

| 53.609

| {{decrease}} -79,45%

| Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador

6

| {{steady}}

| Mexico City, Mexico

| 53.410

| {{decrease}} -64,39%

| Aeroméxico, Interjet

7

| {{increase}} 3

| Houston, United States

| 42.897

| {{decrease}} -49,39%

| United Airlines

8

| {{increase}} 1

| Amsterdam, Netherlands

| 33.243

| {{decrease}} -67,22%

| KLM

9

| {{decrease}} 1

| Fort Lauderdale, United States

| 32.166

| {{decrease}} -72,85%

| JetBlue Airways

10

| {{decrease}} 3

| Atlanta, United States

| 28.250

| {{decrease}} -77,99%

| Delta Air Lines

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|+ Busiest domestic routes from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2020)

Rank

! Change

! City

! Passengers

! % Change

! Top carriers

1

| {{steady}}

| Guayaquil, Guayas

| 411.923

| {{decrease}} -69,72%

| Aeroregional, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

2

| {{steady}}

| Cuenca, Azuay

| 113.817

| {{decrease}} -69,04%

| Aeroregional, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

3

| {{steady}}

| Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands

| 74.295

| {{decrease}} -73,07%

| Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

4

| {{steady}}

| Manta, Manabí

| 42.532

| {{decrease}} -72,39%

| Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

5

| {{steady}}

| Loja, Loja

| 41.188

| {{decrease}} -62,47%

| Aeroregional, TAME

6

| {{steady}}

| El Coca, Orellana

| 33.703

| {{decrease}} -68,03%

| Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

7

| {{steady}}

| San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands

| 22.219

| {{decrease}} -72,04%

| Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador, TAME

8

| {{increase}} 1

| Machala, El Oro

| 9.143

| {{decrease}} -78,75%

| TAME

9

| {{decrease}} 1

| Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos

| 6.502

| {{decrease}} -85,41%

| TAME

10

| {{steady}}

| Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas

| 4.527

| {{decrease}} -88,44%

| TAME

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite news|title=Ecuador's new Quito airport opens |first=Edvaldo |last=Pereira Lima |publisher=Air Transport World |date=February 25, 2013 |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/ecuador-s-new-quito-airport-opens-0225 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227044056/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/ecuador-s-new-quito-airport-opens-0225 |archive-date=February 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/new-quito-airport-officially-inaugurated-by-ecuadorean-president-operational-from-0900-20-feb-2013-208658 |title=New Quito Airport officially inaugurated by Ecuadorean President; operational from 09:00 20-Feb-2013 |date=February 21, 2013 |publisher=Centre for Aviation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821005024/http://centreforaviation.com/news/new-quito-airport-officially-inaugurated-by-ecuadorean-president-operational-from-0900-20-feb-2013-208658 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news|title=Un nouvel aéroport international pour Quito |language=fr|trans-title=A new international airport for Quito |publisher=Air Journal |date=February 22, 2013 |url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2013-02-22-un-nouvel-aeroport-international-pour-quito-567682.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226111741/http://www.air-journal.fr/2013-02-22-un-nouvel-aeroport-international-pour-quito-567682.html |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130823110514/http://www.aeropuertoquito.aero/naiq/ New Quito International Airport: Main Information]. Quiport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  • [http://www.airporthotelquito.com Quito Airport Hotel].
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080210150929/http://www.corpaq.com/index.php?id_content=24 New Airport: A Door to Development]. Corpaq - Quito Airport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  • {{cite book|title=El nuevo aeropuerto de Quito, documentos para la historia|editor=Paco Moncayo Gallegos|publisher=Alcaldía Metropolitana|location=Quito, Ecuador|year=2008|url=http://www.quito.gov.ec/libro_aeropuerto2.pdf|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112143359/http://www.quito.gov.ec/libro_aeropuerto2.pdf|archive-date=November 12, 2008}}
  • Wikivoyage: Tababela

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