AirportsCotopaxi International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Latacunga, in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LTX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LTX
- ICAO code
- SELT
- City
- Latacunga
- State or region
- Cotopaxi Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.9068° S, 78.6158° W
- Elevation
- 2,806 m (9,205 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,693 m (12,117 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LTX means Cotopaxi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SELT. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.9068° S, 78.6158° W. It stands 2,806 metres (9,205 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
Cotopaxi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,693 metres (12,117 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Ecuador on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,693 m 12,117 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mariscal Sucre International AirportQuito | UIO | 92 km |
| Coronel E Carvajal AirportMacas | XMS | 164 km |
| Francisco De Orellana AirportCoca | OCC | 188 km |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil | GYE | 198 km |
| Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán | TUA | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,002 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,308 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,389 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,270 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,646 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,677 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,721 km | 24 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,488 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,541 km | 16 h 50 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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