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I present here the Carlos Concha Torres Airport located in the parish of Tachina that serves the city of Esmeraldas.
With the aim of showing the world the different airports of the Ecuadorian airport network, I present to you today what the Esmeraldas Airport is like, which is located in Tachina, this after a few weeks ago having flown with Aeroregional towards this destination.
Here you can read the Flight Report flying from Quito to Esmeraldas.
Carlos Concha Torres Airport in Tachina, Esmeraldas
Carlos Concha Torres Airport (THERE IT IS: ESM, ICAO: SETN) Esmeraldas is the main air terminal of the "Green Province" that bears the same name as its capital and is located about 15 minutes from the center of the most important city in the province.
Specifically the 14 of January of 2014 It was the date when the improvement works of the Carlos Concha Torres Airport were inaugurated, where a new passenger terminal and control tower were built from scratch with an investment of more than US $ 19 million.
After almost two years of construction, a new control tower was inaugurated, fire service hangar for use by aeronautical firefighters, runway and taxiway extension, new passenger terminal, parking lot, among other works that could in their entirety meet an estimate of 250 thousand users per year.
The change in the Airport is radical compared to the previous passenger terminal that I visited for the last time in the 2010, Now the challenge for this airport is to capture again the operation of the airlines that can take advantage of such extensive and well thought out facilities.
Your track of 2552 meters in length and 45 meters wide allow flights to the outside, In fact, until a few years ago, Tame EP operated the cross-border flight covering the Quito route for several years. – Esmeraldas – Cali in Colombia with 3 weekly flights.
Among other improvements made was the installation of runway lights, that allows if necessary, longer hours of operation, which together with the installation of the ILS instrument landing system makes it an airport with great potential and key in the transfer of troops to the northern border.
Equipped with JET A1, offers an additional service for airlines and operators that operate or could operate in this terminal, looking for the soon return of regular flights, where your most recent operator is Aeroregional, but given the limitation of the market due to the pandemic, has had to suspend its operations temporarily.
Who is Carlos Concha Torres?
Before further, I thought it appropriate to learn more about this Ecuadorian military character, dentist and politician, who held the position of Governor of the province of Esmeraldas until 1900 during the first term of President Eloy Alfaro.
Statistics Esmeraldas Airport
With the effect Tame EP increasingly notorious throughout the country's airports, in the case of Esmeraldas it has not been the exception, so the annual drop in passengers has been notorious.
During the 2019, on international cross-border flights through this airport passed 22.585 passengers what the 0.52% of the international traffic of Ecuador with 304 flights, which represents almost 3000 passengers less than in 2018.
In this airport they mobilized 39.335 passengers on domestic flights in 2019, experiencing a decrease in -13.40% compared to the previous year that were recorded 45.518 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 21.15 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 703 movements
The companies that operate here are:
- Airplanes
- Aeroregional.
- West Pacific.
- Air taxi services.
Airlines, flights and itineraries
As we comment, after departure from Tame EP there is no regular itinerary to this airport.
Aeroregional
The only airline with a valid operating permit that could fly to Esmeraldas immediately, once the demand warrants it.
(If flights are reactivated, this section will be updated with flights and itineraries).
Airplanes
The Ecuadorian charter airline began operations on 20 October 2022 last, you can learn more here:
Tourist information of Esmeraldas
A huge province and very rich in culture. For those looking to relax there is a large number of beaches such as Tonsupa, Atacames, Same, Mompiche and many more. Its gastronomy is one of its main presentation points, so I invite you to visit this beautiful area of Ecuador, which has much more to grow and offer to the country and the world.
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Thanks for the post Nicolás, I think it's a good idea to make the other airports in 🇪🇨 known, The sad thing is that the government of Esmeraldas is corrupt and they allocate the funds for their own benefits.
Getting off topic.
You know what they are doing with the Avianca HC-CTX A320, lately in FR24 it happens 24/7 in the map, within the hangars of that same airline, I don't know if it moves, but today it is with callsign TESTCTX.
Maybe they are testing a new engine or are going to fly it again…
Possibly just a test of some aircraft systems, They've been at it all week and seen on the FR24.
Unfortunately in ecuador, the commercial aviation policy is the worst in the continent by far.
To that we must add that the distances are not great and the buses have a much better price
Than airplanes 8$ against 75$ a quito to Guayaquil one way (290km)in a straight line For something it will be that the low cost airlines do not even appear here except for wingo but with high cost tickets due to tax issues.
As long as a ticket that buys Bs As to Ush for March roundtrip (2375km) it came out 85 $
It's true, we are far from having an aviation for everyone and everywhere.