AirportsCarlos Concha Torres International Airport is a large airport serving Tachina, in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ESM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ESM
- ICAO code
- SETN
- City
- Tachina
- State or region
- Esmeraldas Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.9785° N, 79.6266° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (32 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ESM means Carlos Concha Torres International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SETN. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.9785° N, 79.6266° W. It stands 10 metres (32 feet) above sea level.
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
Carlos Concha Torres International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Florida AirportTumaco, Colombia | TCO | 135 km |
| Mariscal Sucre International AirportQuito | UIO | 187 km |
| Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán | TUA | 214 km |
| San Luis AirportIpiales, Colombia | IPI | 218 km |
| Cotopaxi International AirportLatacunga | LTX | 238 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,900 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,274 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,367 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,174 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,449 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,448 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,536 km | 24 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,256 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,594 km | 16 h 55 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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