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In this informative post, we will recap all the routes domestic in Ecuador that operate regularly between the different airports of the country.
as main, llamémoslos mini Hubs from Quito and Guayaquil all domestic routes in Ecuador operate, adding a total of 11 Destinations.
From the beginning of what I call «The Tame Effect«, domestic routes and destinations have been decreasing year after year, but at the same time, those that remain have consolidated and have begun to show growing numbers.
Now with Aeroregional, frequencies are increased again for the benefit of users with more affordable prices.
Flights from Quito
The Quito International Airport It is the main terminal from where domestic flights take off in Ecuador, with near the 90% of operations.
Despite Quito having the largest number of domestic destinations, has lost routes to Salinas, tulcan, macas and tena.
| Destiny | weekly frequencies | Airlines that operate |
| Esmeraldas | 7 | Tame 7 |
| Sour Lake | 12 | Tame 12 |
| Coca | 17 | Tame 12, Avianca 5 |
| Manta | 28 | Tame 13, Avianca Ecuador 12, Latam Ecuador 3 |
| Guayaquil | 207 | Tame 46, Avianca Ecuador 38, LATAM Ecuador 70, Aeroregional 7 |
| Cuenca | 46 | Tame 17, LATAM Ecuador 22, Aeroregional 7 |
| Store | 25 | Tame 14, Aeroregional 11 |
| Santa Rosa | 12 | Tame 10, Aeroregional 2 |
| Baltra | 12 more direct 33 via Guayaquil | Tame 3, Avianca Ecuador 6, LATAM Ecuador 3 |
| San Cristobal | 19 via Guayaquil | Tame, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador |
Flights from Guayaquil
Following Quito, The terminal of the José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport ranks second in domestic destinations, but since 2013 has lost routes to Esmeraldas, Latacunga, Coca, Machala and Cuenca.
| Destiny | weekly frequencies | Airlines that operate |
| Quito | 204 | Tame 45, Avianca Ecuador 37, LATAM Ecuador 69, Aeroregional 7 |
| Baltra | 33 | Tame 11, Avianca Ecuador 11, LATAM Ecuador 11 |
| San Cristobal | 19 | Tame 5, Avianca Ecuador 7, LATAM Ecuador 7 |
| Store | 2 | Tame 2 |
We hope in the future to be able to recover the greater connectivity that Ecuador had with 15 destinations served by scheduled flights, be these with the current airlines or with the potential arrival of new competitors that have aircraft with a capacity of up to 30 seats that allow operation in destinations with low demand, but necessary so that all Ecuadorians can fly within a aeronautical culture.
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If acting with the sense of Homeland in Civil Aviation and more instances of the State , the country would be considered as a whole that needs the integral development of all its parts. Equity is an essential condition for development and therefore for authorizing the most used routes, they should demand from the Cías. Areas also serve the national integration routes and with prices compatible with the average level of our economy
You cannot require any private person to operate routes that are not of interest to them, but if you can negotiate with them, What is different.
Hi Nicolas, where did you get this data from??
own research.
Ecuadorian commercial shipping has a problem related to State policies, structural, commercial, there is no defined plan for national aeronautical development, The lack of objectivity and weak capacity in the aeronautical administration has resulted in the strangulation of private companies that do not have the openings to carry out investments bringing small and medium aircraft that cover short routes at reasonable and competitive prices., the State is a bad administrator of companies, there is the result, they have led TAME almost to bankruptcy, they built airports without a cost benefit analysis, abandoned airports, there is limited interest in the training of pilots and technicians due to the few job opportunities, good pilots leave the country to fly with other airlines. There is great potential for medium and small aviation that could be developed with clear policies that encourage national and foreign investment at reasonable costs that encourage users to fly more frequently., The entire Ecuadorian coast is abandoned, like the border sectors, with turboprop aircraft that are cheap to operate, several routes could be covered and airports boosted at the same time motivating youth to get involved in aviation as a promising career.
I think potential profitable routes if there are any, the bad thing is that it does not seem that the correct market studies are carried out. For example, the Quito-Tulcán route that was very busy until at least a decade ago (especially when it served as a connection to Cali) nowadays it would not be very feasible to resume it due to the distance to the airport in Tababela; However, Personally, as an alternative, I see potential in the Tulcán-Guayaquil route., currently there is a lot of demand for this route by land and it would mean attractive time savings for passengers. I don't know how private companies will handle these studies, but in domestic connections we are very far behind as a country. I hope one day to see a country connected internally like the countries of Europe or at least like neighboring Colombia.
Let's hope so. toulcan has problems, since they want to close it, new routes are urgent and the one you say from Guayaquil sounds very interesting due to distance, would save a lot of time for users.
Good information Nicholas, Thank you.
I think that local airlines should suddenly have smaller planes to be able to connect smaller airports with less demand as long as they are profitable…. Planes smaller than the ART42-500 in the case of TAME and Avianca Ecuador some turboprop or jet smaller than the A319.
in addition, from the Galapagos or the coastal region they should plan to connect flights to Coca or Lago Agrio without having to go through Quito in the future, obviously when there is profitability and demand.
What you propose would be very interesting.. maximum aircraft 30 passengers and an airline focused solely on that niche would be the success.
As I said before, the problem of the decrease happens for two reasons: 1st, the Quito airport is no longer in the center of the city as before and 2nd, the air taxes for what to pay 18.35 from quito and 10.65 from guayaquil a total of 29 dollars only from fees for a flight from 35 minutes is nonsense to that you have to add the value of the ticket itself that each airline charges.
That is why all the airlines give loss and the frequencies decrease each time