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Mariscal Sucre Airport
Airport Directory » Ecuador » Quito » Mariscal Sucre AirportMariscal Sucre International Airport (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQU) is the international airport assisting Quito, Ecuador, named after Venezuelan born Antonio José de Sucre, a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independency. It set about functioning in 1960, and now deals approximately 3.9 million riders and 125,000 tonne of freight rate per yr. The airport, 1 of the highest in the world (at 2800 metres AMSL) is turn up in the northern division of the town, in the Chaupicruz parish, within five min. of Quito's financial heart; the depots are turn up at the point of intersection of Amazonas and La Prensa avenues.
Due to its place (in the center of a town border by mountains), the current airport is able to be spread out to adapt anybody bigger aircraft or an increase in air traffic. Its functioning presents higher lay on the line, to a fault; 6 serious accidents and several incidents have taken location in recent yr. A new airport is being built in the Tababela parish, approximately 18 kilometre to the east of the town, which is slated to set about functioning in October 2010.
The airport bear down an international departure taxation of US $40.80 as of March 1, 2009. This moldiness be paid at a cashier's desk in US Dollars.
Facilities
The being airport dwells of 1 depot split into a subject and international area . It is fit out with 5 swing entrances capable of directing getting riders to either Immigration or to baggage demand. In addition, there are numerous land slots where riders walk to the aircraft from the depot.
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