- Mariscal Lamar International Airport
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Mariscal Lamar International Airport
Aeropuerto Mariscal LamarInterior of Mariscal Lamar Airport IATA: CUE – ICAO: SECU Location of airport in Ecuador Summary Airport type Public Operator Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca Serves Cuenca, Ecuador Elevation AMSL 8,306 ft / 2,532 m Coordinates 02°53′22″S 078°59′04″W / 2.88944°S 78.98444°W Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,900 6,234 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1][2] Mariscal Lamar International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Lamar) (IATA: CUE, ICAO: SECU) is an airport serving Cuenca,[1] a city in the province of Azuay in Ecuador.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 8,306 feet (2,532 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,234 by 118 feet (1,900 × 36 m).[1]. Since 2002 the ILS system for the airport is available and fully operational.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations AeroGal Guayaquil, Quito LAN Ecuador Guayaquil, Quito TAME Guayaquil, Quito Incidents
- On 20 October 1971, a Vickers Viscount of SAETA was hijacked by six people. It landed at Cuenca Airport.[3]
- On 8 October 1982, Vickers Viscount HC-ATV of SAN Ecuador was damaged beyond economic repair.[4]
- On 11 July 1983, a Boeing 737 operating a TAME flight from Quito to Cuenca, crashed killing all 117 on board on final approach to the airport. This is the deadliest incident involving TAME ever
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for SECU from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for CUE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711020-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19821008-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
External links
Categories:- Airports in Ecuador
- Azuay Province
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