Today we review the 10 años of the current Quito International Airport, that after his departure from the capital, your new locationón and Tababela impulsesó connectivity and growth.
The New International Airport Marshal Sucre of Quito was inaugurated on 20 February 2013, and recently celebratedó southétenth anniversary of operations in 2023. This airport replacedó al old Quito airport, which was in the center of the city and hadíto many limitations due to its locationón.
10 años of the new Airport
To understand dówhere we are onífrom today, need to understand the history of Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport y cóeverything startedó with an airfieldón.
The old Mariscal Sucre airport with its cóI say ICAO: FOLLOWING THERE IT IS: UIO entryó in service approximately 1929 no very exact data, but the historian aeronáuseful Guido Cháturn they tell usó that in the middle of theños 20, previously Quito contó with two airfieldsón, that were not más that land or grass land with míexcellent facilities at the service of the city.
The first track is releasedó with the arrival of the planeón Quito 1, a SPAD 23 Betweenído the país in a purely private effort, this first airfieldón was in La Alameda park, near the current Government Palace, that in a short time wasó in the middle of the city (As pasó afterés). Subsequently, the spaces to the north were usedás plans of Hacienda La Carolina at that time, but único avión that operateó from this airóDromo was the Ecuador I on its arrival flight after the Theodoro Gildreth Raid, today we can see the avión DC-6 that belongedó to FAE in said park.
The aero boomáutico in the city was finally given thanks to the airlineínea north american Snake, which landedó to operate within Ecuador on 1929. They are about to have an operationónot searchedó a larger space, giving birth to Mariscal Sucre, now Bicentennial Park. At that time this space was called Campo de Aviaci.ón from Quito, operating regular flights especially with the company's DC-2 aircraft, and later the DC-3 in dirt or grass conditions according toún the season and varying climate of the city.
This is just an extra, pero máwith informationón and the complete airport history of Quito you can know it in this extensive post:
the rest of the story, you already know. An old Mariscal Sucre that was the scene of connectivity, new aerosolídenies, others who did not return and some fatídicos accidents toéprisoners that shaped the city with a permanent passage of airplanes over our heads, that until the dítoday's extrañamos.
I share with you a special video of what was the closure of the old Quito airport:
Quito Airport in Tababela
The New Mariscal Sucre International Airport is located about 18 kilómeters east of Quito, in the parish of Tababela. It is the airport más large and modern Ecuador, and has a runway 4.100 meters long, which makes it one of the airports más safe and efficient Américh latina.
Since the inaugurationón, The airport has experienced constant growth in the núgroup of passengers and flights, and has become an important hubón for the regionón Andean and Sudamérich in general. On 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport handledó más de 5 million passengers.
The New Mariscal Sucre International Airport It's alsoén an important economic engineómonkey for the regionón, since it has behindíinvestments and has created jobs in áreas como el transporte, The tourism, the hotelieríand gastronomyía.
Regarding the passenger experience, the airport has a wide variety of services and amenities, including shops, restaurants, VIP rooms, connectedón Free Wi-Fi, ATMsáticos, exchange houses and ground transportation services.
Stadiumístatic
Quito's New Mariscal Sucre International Airport has experienced constant growth in the núnumber of passengers since its inaugurationón and 2013. Hereí I present to you a list of the number of passengers that have passed through the airport each year.ñO:
- 2013: 5.4 million passengers
- 2014: 5.5 million passengers
- 2015: 5.3 million passengers
- 2016: 4.8 million passengers
- 2017: 4.8 million passengers
- 2018: 5.2 million passengers
- 2019: 5.0 million passengers
- 2020: 1.5 million passengers (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: 2.3 million passengers
- 2022: 4.3 million passengers
As you can see, The núnumber of passengers has maintained an upward trend since the opening of the airport in 2013, except for himñO 2020, when the pandemic COVID-19 affectó severely to transportéprisoner all over the world. Nevertheless, despite the pandemic, the airport has managed to recover to some extent in 2022, with passenger numbers continuing to grow as travel restrictions have been eased.
It should be noted that the New Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito has contributed significantly to the economic developmentómonkey and turístic of Ecuador and little by little he is consolidating his positionón as a connection centerón for the regionón Andean and Sudamérich in general.
routes and flights
When celebrating the 10 años of the new airport, This has the following international and national routes:
International flights
| Destiny | weekly frequencies | Aerolígirls who operate |
| Atlanta | 7 | Delta 7 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | KLM 7 víto Guayaquil |
| Bogotaá | 39 | Avianca 28, wing up 6 frequencies, LATAM Ecuador to 9 frequencies |
| Buenos Aires | 4 | Avianca Costa Rica to 8 frequencies |
| Fort Lauderdale | 7 | JetBlue 7 |
| Houston | 7 | United 7 (9 In high season) |
| Lima | 14 | LATAM Perú 14 |
| Madrid | 11 | Iberia until 7 frequencies, Air Europa to 5 frequencies |
| Averageín | 4 | Avianca 4 since March 2023 |
| México | 7 | Aeroméxico 7 |
| Miami | 21 | American Airlines to 21 frequencies, LATAM Ecuador 7 |
| New York | 4 | Avianca Ecuador 4 |
| Panamá | 28 | drink up 35 frequencies |
| San José | 4 | Avianca Costa Rica to 8 frequencies |
| San Salvador | 2 | Avianca El Salvador 7 |
| Santo Domingo | 2 | arajet up 3 frequencies |
domestic flights
sun routesésticas is aún the pending issue at the Quito airport of recovering both passengers and destinations. Para is añO 2023 the operating routes are:
| Destiny | weekly frequencies | Aerolígirls who operate |
| Coca | 13 | Aeroregional and LATAM Ecuador |
| Cuenca | 42 | Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador |
| Store | 12 | Aeroregional |
| Guayaquil | 160 | Avianca Ecuador, Equair and LATAM Ecuador |
| Santa Rosa | 7 | Aeroregional |
| Manta | 25 | Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador |
| Baltra | 51 | Avianca Ecuador, Equair and LATAM Ecuador |
| San Cristóbal | 20 | Avianca Ecuador, Equair and LATAM Ecuador |
| Esmeraldas | 3 | Chárter de Avioandes |
| Sour Lake | 4 | Chárter de Avioandes |
cargo flights
One of the key and fastest growing points in the Quito airport is the loadérea, which covers the 90% of all exportsón that is done by avión throughout Ecuador. This importance is highlightedño a añor thanks to the growing export marketón, especially focused on Ecuadorian roses, so sought after all over the world.
Finally, I share a video flying overñthe atreás what was once an operational airport, now a park:
Missed New York since June by Avianca
It's true, I will put it!