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Today we will visit the Seymur de Baltra Airport in Galapagos, which is the main gateway to the Enchanted Islands.
In this installment we will talk about the features, history, operators and all the details of the world's first ecological airport, as a second installment on the airports of the Galapagos Islands after the San Cristobal Airport.
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Seymur de Baltra Airport in Galapagos
Baltra Airport (THERE IT IS: GPS, ICAO: SEGS) it is the main and largest airport in Galapagos. It is equipped with a runway for landing and takeoffs 2.400 meters long by 36 meters of pavement width with numbering and address 14/32 at an altitude of 207 feet above sea level.
Totally rebuilt, It was officially opened in March 2013 with an investment of more than $26 million dollars and is managed by the ECOGAL S.A Concession, part of Corporación América. The terminal has a dimension of 6.000 square meters and the ceiling reaches 10.000 square meter.
Various additional improvements were made as it was hits, parking lots, commercial areas and others.
Within the measures to minimize the environmental impact, the airport became the first terminal of Latin America to achieve carbon neutral accreditation and also the LEED certificate from the American Council on Sustainable Construction.
To achieve these certifications and be the first ecological airport in the world, the airport administration took several measures to ensure the least environmental impact. Among these, it was possible to reuse the 80% of the construction materials of the old air terminal, sustainable design, renewable energies thanks to the use of wind and solar energy, use of lighting and natural ventilation which avoids the use of air conditioning and artificial lights, Efficient use of water and its treatment, refractory roof to reduce heat, reforestation of endemic flora of the island,
The terminal has "louvers" or automatic mechanical blinds that, through temperature and CO2 sensors, regulate the entry of air to cool the terminal and that, together with large windows, generate a friendly environment in a sensitive place on the planet..
The airport uses its own seawater desalination system for use in all basic airport services.
Baltra Airport Statistics
Baltra Airport receives approximately 170 monthly flights from Quito and Guayaquil, which is equivalent to about 6 daily flights and will vary according to demand and season, speaking only of regular commercial flights.
During the 2017, 241.800 tourists arrived at the Galapagos Islands, of which 187.287 or the 77% passed through the Baltra Airport, being of these 69% foreigners and the 31% nationals.
During the 2017, tourist traffic in Galapagos grew significantly compared to the previous year when it decreased. During the 2017 overall growth was 11%, foreigners increased by 12% and Ecuadorians in a 9%.
On inter-island flights, the route between Isabela and Baltra mobilizes more than 9 thousand passengers and it is the second demand in the archipelago.
Analyzing the commercial market, the route between Guayaquil and Baltra is the second that moved more traffic during the 2017 in Ecuador, with more 472.226 passengers even on the Quito route – Cuenca with a difference of more than 100 thousand passengers.
The companies that operate here are:
Airlines, flights and itinerary
Today, son 3 regular commercial airlines that operate to and from Baltra with direct flights from both Quito What Guayaquil.
The flights and itineraries of each airline can be found here:
San Cristobal tourist information
Baltra Island is a desert island and does not have a permanent settled population, since the only inhabitants belong to the base to the Ecuadorian Air Force that sits there.
Its flora and fauna is not very wide, but various plant species are found, cactus, lizards and the land iguana, which was recently reintroduced to the island once its population practically disappeared due to the old United States base that operated there during the Second World War.
Its location has made it the main airport that serves the closest town, which is Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island with a population of 11.974 al 2010, which makes it the city with the largest number of inhabitants of all the islands, which is also the main economic and tourist center of the archipelago.
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what are the processes to travel within the Baltra airport
This is the protocol to enter Galapagos: https://www.nlarenas.com/2020/06/nuevo-protocolo-de-ingreso-de-pasajeros-a-las-islas-galapagos/
Are there Company for car rental inside the airport?
Sure, you can find several options.