AirportsMariscal Sucre International Airport is a large airport serving Quito, in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UIO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UIO
- ICAO code
- SEQM
- City
- Quito
- State or region
- Pichincha Province
- Country
- Ecuador
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.1254° S, 78.3543° W
- Elevation
- 2,390 m (7,841 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,098 m (13,445 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UIO means Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SEQM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.1254° S, 78.3543° W. It stands 2,390 metres (7,841 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 Sucre International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,098 metres (13,445 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,098 m 13,445 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cotopaxi International AirportLatacunga | LTX | 92 km |
| Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán | TUA | 126 km |
| San Luis AirportIpiales, Colombia | IPI | 133 km |
| Francisco De Orellana AirportCoca | OCC | 157 km |
| Carlos Concha Torres International AirportTachina | ESM | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,915 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,234 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,318 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,184 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,556 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,634 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,721 km | 24 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,442 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,621 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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