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; 12 years ago (2013-02-20) | ||||||||||
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| Focus city for | Avianca | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°06′48″S78°21′31″W / 0.1133°S 78.3586°W /-0.1133; -78.3586 | ||||||||||
| Website | www www | ||||||||||
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Mariscal Sucre International Airport[3] (IATA:UIO,ICAO:SEQM) is aninternational airport servingQuito,Ecuador. It is thebusiest airport in Ecuador. It is located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres (11 mi)[4] east ofQuito, and because of its location it is also colloquially known asTababela Airport. The airport currently serves as the main hub forAvianca Ecuador and the largest hub forLATAM Ecuador. It also served as the main hub forTAME, Ecuador'sflag-carrier, before the airline was liquidated by the Ecuadorian government in 2020.[5] The airport opened in February 2013 and replaced the53-year old airport of the same name.[6] The airport is named after independence leaderAntonio José de Sucre. It was the first5-star airport in theWestern Hemisphere as rated bySkytrax.[7][8][9]
The new Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport covers 1,500hectares (3,707acres) which is ten times larger than the airport it replaced.[10]
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]
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 mayorAugusto Barrera and around 100 other passengers left an early morning flight from nearby Mariscal Sucre International Airport on anAmerican AirlinesBoeing 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 fromGuayaquil (domestic), andLAN flight 2590 fromLima, Peru (international). Arrival times were scheduled for 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. respectively.[15]
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| 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 | - |
| 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 | 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% | Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador |
| 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 | 33.243 | -67,22% | KLM |
| 9 | 1 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | 32.166 | -72,85% | JetBlue Airways |
| 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% | Aeroregional,Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 2 | |  Cuenca, Azuay | 113.817 | -69,04% | Aeroregional,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 3 | |  Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands | 74.295 | -73,07% | Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 4 | |  Manta, Manabí | 42.532 | -72,39% | Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 5 | |  Loja, Loja | 41.188 | -62,47% | Aeroregional,TAME |
| 6 | |  El Coca, Orellana | 33.703 | -68,03% | Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 7 | | San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands | 22.219 | -72,04% | Avianca Ecuador,LATAM Ecuador,TAME |
| 8 | 1 |  Machala, El Oro | 9.143 | -78,75% | TAME |
| 9 | 1 |  Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos | 6.502 | -85,41% | TAME |
| 10 | |  Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas | 4.527 | -88,44% | TAME |