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Mariscal Sucre International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre
IATA: UIO ICAO: SEQU
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Corporación Quiport S.A.
Serves	Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Hub for	AeroGal LAN Ecuador TAME
Elevation AMSL	9,228 ft / 2,813 m
Website	www.aeropuertoquito.aero
Map
UIO Location within Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 3,120 10,236 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 8,900,000 (approx)
Source: DAFIF

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Template:Lang-es) (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQU) is the international airport serving Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. Is the busiest airport in Ecuador by passenger traffic, by aircraft movement and by cargo movement, and one of the busiest airports in South America. It is named after Venezuelan-born Antonio José de Sucre, a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independence. It began operations in 1960, and currently handles about 6.2 million passengers and 164,000 metric tons of freight per year. The airport, one of the highest in the world (at 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) AMSL) is located in the northern part of the city, in the Chaupicruz parish, within 5 minutes of Quito's financial center; the terminals are located at the intersection of Amazonas and La Prensa avenues. Mariscal Sucre International is the largest hub for TAME with an average of 50 daily departures.

Due to its location in the middle of a city surrounded by mountains, the current airport cannot be expanded to accommodate any larger aircraft or an increase in air traffic. Its operation poses higher risks, too; six serious accidents and several incidents have taken place in recent years. The new airport is being built in the Tababela parish, about 18 km to the east of the city. This is being constructed by a private consortium and is scheduled to begin operations in February 2013.

The airport charges an international departure tax of US $40.80 as of March 1, 2009, this fee is no longer paid at the airport, it is now included in all international airfares since February 2011. All operationas closes February 20, 2013 and it moves into the new airport.

History

Mariscal Sucre International Airport was inaugurated in 1960, the main terminal was designed during the government of Velasco Ibarra. In the actual terminals and concourse (A, B and C) were re-opening in 2003 consisted of several taxiways, maintenance platforms, parking areas, a cellar, passenger halls, Mezzanine areas and other amenities. Terminal B consist of two floors, its first floor consisted of the departures area with executive waiting rooms and restaurants. The second floor consisted mainly of offices for the airlines and of other airport related services.

The airport has 10 gates, 5 with legs and 5 with stairs.

TAME's main hub

On 10 December 2000, TAME officially opened its hub in Quito, offering an estimated 2,000 possible connections per week, including greater numbers of frequencies, schedules and destinations served. Connections between domestic and international destinations are currently operated directly and through codesharing agreements with airlines such as TACA Airlines and Copa Airlines.

Operations out of the Quito hub allow travelers to easily connect between domestic destinations (such as Guayaquil to Galápagos), from a domestic destination to an international destination (Such as Tena to Cali), from an international destination to a domestic city (Such as Cali to Tulcán), between two international destinations (Such as Bogota to Panama City) and allows for simpler codeshare connections (such as Lima to Santa Rosa with TACA Airlines and TAME).

The hub also features facilities for easier transits, such as exclusive check-in counters for travelers in transit, buses for internal transportation between Terminals A & B, and two special lounges for national and international transit passengers to avoid having to go through Ecuadorian customs and immigration between transits.

Facilities

The existing airport consists of one terminal split into a national and international area. It is equipped with five swing gates capable of directing arriving passengers to either Immigration or to baggage claim. In addition, there are numerous ground slots where passengers walk to the aircraft from the terminal.

Passenger services

VIP lounges

Mariscal Sucre Airport has 4 VIP Salons in the terminals A and B. For passengers of AeroGal, there is an exclusive salon near the gate 2,"AeroGal VIP Club". And for passengers of TAME, is serving the "TAME" VIP Lounge, in the terminal B a lounge exclusively for first and business class passengers nominated as the best VIP lounge of the year in Ecuador, the "QUIPORT VIP Club", and a lesser VIP Lounge, the "American Airlines Admirals Club" in the gate 10.

Transportation

Transportation between the airport and city is provided by taxis, tour buses and vans. For security reasons, visitors are recommended to take only those taxis offered by registered companies at the airport Terminal A arrivals area.

Terminals

Domestic Terminal

This terminal serves to national arrivals and departures, the defunct airlines that served here are:

• Ecuatoriana de Aviación
• Saeta

International Terminal

This terminal serves international arrivals and departures, all airlines that serve this airport, the defunct airlines that served here were:

• Ecuatoriana de Aviación
• LAN Chile
• Saeta

Actual airlines that flew to this airport are:

• Air France (1990–2003)
• Lufthansa (1988–1995)

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
AeroGal	Baltra, Bogotá, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Lima, Manta, Medellín-Córdova, Coca, Lago Agrio, San Cristóbal	D, I
American Airlines	Miami	I
Avianca	Bogotá	I
Copa Airlines	Panama City	I
Copa Airlines Colombia	Bogotá	I
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta	I
Iberia	Madrid	I
KLM	Amsterdam	I
Lacsa	San José (CR)	I
LAN Airlines	Miami, Santiago de Chile	I
LAN Ecuador	Baltra, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Miami, San Cristóbal, Santiago de Chile	D, I
LAN Perú	Cali, Lima, Medellín-Córdova	I
SAEREO	Macas	D
TACA Airlines	San Salvador	I
TACA Peru	Lima	I
TAME	Baltra, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (begins February 2013), Cali, Caracas, Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Lago Agrio, Lima, Loja, Machala, Manta, Macas, Panama City, São Paulo-Guarulhos, San Cristóbal, Santa Rosa, Tena, Tulcan Charter: Cartagena, Curaçao, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, San Andrés, Varadero Seasonal: Havana	D, I
United Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental	I

File:Mariscal Sucre International Airport runway.jpg

View of the runway from the north

Cargo airlines and destinations

This destinations are operated from the Cargo Terminal.

Airlines	Destinations
ABSA Cargo Airline	Fortaleza, Guayaquil, Manaus, São Paulo-Viracopos, Miami, Panama City
AeroSucre	Bogotá
Air Cargo Germany	Bogota, Frankfurt, Hahn, Mexico City, Toronto-Pearson
Atlas Air	New York-JFK
Cargolux	Bogotá, Luxembourg City, Maastricht, São Paulo-Viracopos
Centurion Air Cargo	Miami
Cielos Airlines	Lima, Miami
DHL Aero Expreso	Miami
FedEx Express	Memphis, Miami
Florida West International Airways	Miami
LAN Cargo	Amsterdam, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Miami, Santiago de Chile
LANCO	Amsterdam, Bogotá, Miami, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas	Bogotá
Martinair	Aguadilla, Amsterdam, Miami, San Jose de Costa Rica
MasAir	Los Angeles, Mexico City
Singapore Airlines Cargo	Bogotá, Brussels, São Paulo-Viracopos
Southern Air	Miami
TAMPA Cargo	Bogotá, Medellín, Miami
UPS	Miami
World Airways Cargo	Miami

Airport location within the city

Accolades

• 2012 – Best Airport in Latin America – Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International

Statistics

Movements	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Passengers	10,000,000	8,956,022	6,274,922	4,026,521	3,000,560	2,569,800	1,771,859	9,555	8,253	7,956	6,099	5,778	4,009
Cargo (TM)	300,090.90	215,036.88	164,412.03	70,785.09	50,023.65	40,996.6	40,123.65	35,256.4	30,010.5	26,556.2	21,590.55	10,000.8	9,990.1

Busiest Domestic Routes (roundtrip) out of Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2012)

Rank	City	Passengers	Top Carriers
1	Guayaquil, Guayas	1,384,175	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Ecuador, TAME
2	Cuenca, Azuay	201,003	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Ecuador, TAME
3	Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands	124,562	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Ecuador, TAME
4	Manta, Manabí	10,036	Avianca Ecuador, TAME
5	Santa Rosa, El Oro	6,036	TAME
6	Coca, Orellana	4,668	Avianca Ecuador, TAME
7	San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands	3,010	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Ecuador, TAME
8	Loja, Loja	2,815	TAME
9	Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas	1,199	TAME
10	Tulcán, Carchi	801	TAME

Busiest International Routes (roundtrip) out of Mariscal Sucre International Airport (2012)

Rank	City	Passengers	Top Carriers	% Change
1	Bogotá, Colombia	224,996	Avianca Ecuador, Copa Airlines Colombia, TAME	26.14%
2	Miami, United States	188,667	American Airlines, LAN Airlines, LAN Ecuador	25.01%
3	Lima, Peru	76,424	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Perú, TACA Perú, TAME	19.47%
4	Medellín, Colombia	73,168	Avianca Ecuador, LAN Ecuador, LAN Perú	9.99%
5	Madrid, Spain	50,965	Iberia, LAN Ecuador	7.09%
6	Amsterdam, Netherlands	40,009	KLM	3.11%
7	Panama City, Panama	35,039	Copa Airlines, TAME	2.01%
8	Atlanta, United States	25,033	Delta Air Lines	1.23%
9	San José, Costa Rica	20,125	LACSA	1.01%
10	Houston, United States	18,225	United Airlines	0.95%
11	Santiago, Chile	16,000	LAN Airlines, LAN Ecuador	0.88%
12	Buenos Aires, Argentina	15,000	LAN Ecuador	0.50%

Accidents and incidents

• November 29, 2012: A Boeing 737-700 of Copa Airlines went off the runway during landing, leaving the main train about 3 feet of concrete. There were no injuries and the accident was caused by heavy rain falling at the time.
• September 16, 2011: The Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio reports in Spanish that it was TAME flight 148 from Loja, 97 passengers & 6 crew, that slipped off the runway at 19:11 on Sept. 16. A government official at a 20:30 press conference said there were some passengers with "light contusions". There were no lives lost. Regarding the airport closure, Hoy reports operations were closed approximately 3.5 hours and that after 22:30, some activity resumed with at least 4 take-offs as of 00:10 today (Sept. 17).
• September 30, 2010: Troops from the Ecuadorian airforce took control of Mariscal Sucre International Airport in protest of Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa.
• October 27, 2009: An Ecuadorian Air Force HAL Dhruv helicopter crashed during display maneuvers at Mariscal Sucre International Airport, with both pilots sustaining only minor scratches and no casualties. The aircraft was flying in military formation next to two other helicopters at the time of the incident.
• March 19, 2009: An Ecuadorian Air Force Beechcraft B200 King Air struck a building in the Guápulo district of Quito while on approach to Mariscal Sucre International Airport in heavy fog. All five occupants of the aircraft were killed, as well as two people on the ground.
• September 23, 2008: An Icaro Air Fokker F28 Mk4000 skidded off of the runway. There were no injuries among the 62 passengers, but the aircraft was written off.
• November 9, 2007: An Iberia Airlines Airbus A340-600 (Iberia 6463 Flight) was badly damaged after sliding off the runway. The landing gear collapsed and two engines were dislodged. All 333 passengers and crew were evacuated via inflatable slides, but no serious injuries were reported.
• January 17, 2003: A TAME Fokker F28 Mk4000 ran off the runway after takeoff was abandoned due to a tire blowout. The nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft came to rest 81 metres (266 ft) past the runway threshold. There were no injuries.
• August 29, 1998: A Cubana de Aviación Tupolev Tu-154M overshot the runway killing the 14-member crew, 56 of the 77 passengers and 10 people on the ground.
• May 1, 1996: A Fly Linhas Aéreas Boeing 727-200 aborted takeoff in rainy weather, but overshot the runway, crossing a road that lay at the end of runway 35. The aircraft had been overloaded. No injuries were reported.
• May 3, 1995: A Gulfstream II operated by American Jet selected the wrong VOR frequency during a nighttime approach to Quito; the jet flew 12 miles (19 km) further south than it should have, striking the Sincholagua volcano at 16,000 feet (4,900 m). All seven occupants were killed.
• December 10, 1992: A North American Sabreliner 60 operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force clipped a 10-story building under construction 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the airport. The aircraft crashed into a residential area, killing all 10 on board and 3 more on the ground.
• June 3, 1988: A North American Sabreliner 40 operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force flew into a mountain on the outskirts of Quito, killing all 11 on board.
• September 18, 1984: An AECA (Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos) Douglas DC-8-50 freighter failed to achieve altitude during takeoff, running off the end of the runway and crashing into a residential area 460 metres (1,510 ft) past the runway, destroying 25 houses, killing all 4 crewmembers as well as 49 people on the ground.
• April 29, 1982: A Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force crashed into a mountain near Quito while executing a missed approach; 7 were killed.
• January 27, 1980: An Avianca Boeing 720 landed too fast, too far down the runway, and consequently overran, collapsing the nosegear. No injuries were reported.
• November 7, 1960: An AREA Ecuador Fairchild F-27 crashed into a mountain 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of Quito during its approach. 37 occupants were killed.

External links

• Media related to Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• CORPAQ – Corporación Aeropuerto de Quito Template:Es icon
• Current weather for SEQU at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for UIO at Aviation Safety Network