AirportsMariscal Lamar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cuenca, in Azuay Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CUE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CUE
- ICAO code
- SECU
- City
- Cuenca
- State or region
- Azuay Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.8895° S, 78.9844° W
- Elevation
- 2,532 m (8,306 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CUE means Mariscal Lamar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SECU. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.8895° S, 78.9844° W. It stands 2,532 metres (8,306 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guayaquil, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mariscal Lamar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,900 metres (6,234 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,900 m 6,234 ft | 36 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coronel E Carvajal AirportMacas | XMS | 116 km |
| Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportSanta Rosa | ETR | 128 km |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil | GYE | 129 km |
| Ciudad de Catamayo AirportLa Toma (Catamayo) | LOH | 130 km |
| Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportTumbes, Peru | TBP | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,200 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,464 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,541 km | 18 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,470 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,869 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,813 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,642 km | 24 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,624 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,363 km | 16 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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