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The Quito International Airport closed the 2024 more than 5.3 million passengers transported, which implies a drop in 1% Compared to him 2023.
The management balance of the Mariscal Sucre International Airport reflects a stable behavior of passenger traffic, practically in line with the traffic recorded in 2023, while, in air cargo, The operation shows sustained growth figures that maintain Quito airport as one of the most important in the Latin American and Caribbean region..
2024 closed stable despite airline departure
The passenger traffic in 2024 exceeded the 5.3 million passengers, with a slight decrease compared to 2023 of the 1%. Throughout the year, 16 passenger airlines connected to Quito with 19 direct international destinations and 8 national destinations.
A new low-cost airline began operating in the Ecuadorian market serving the route between Quito and Lima, allowing more connections from the Peruvian capital to other destinations in the southern cone. What's more, a new destination was added to the offer of the Quito airport: Punta Cana, in Dominican Republic.
During 2024, four airlines stopped operating due to external factors, like the case of Aeroméxico -due to the diplomatic crisis with Mexico-, while JetBlue, Wingo and Viva Aerobus left the market due to strategic issues and fleet limitation.
“The performance that the Quito airport has achieved in 2024, a very difficult year for the country due to all the crises we had to overcome, It has been very positive thanks to the commitment of all the actors that make up the Mariscal Sucre community.. We had to concentrate our efforts on maintaining passenger traffic and developing air cargo, "which still has significant growth potential.", said Ramón Miró, President and CEO of Corporación Quiport.
Air cargo grows for the fourth consecutive year
In air cargo, Quito airport maintained the growth trend registered since 2021. 354 thousand metric tons of export cargo, import and national cargo were transported in 2024, surpassing the 340 thousand tons of 2023. Export cargo by air from Quito had a great performance, near 300 one thousand metric tons left the Mariscal Sucre airport. The 92% corresponds to flowers, the main export product by air. 15 cargo airlines operated at the Quito airport in 2024.
This growing volume of cargo did not go unnoticed in the industry. The International Airports Council of Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC, for its acronym in English) published a report on the ranking of the main cargo airports in the region in which the Quito airport is located in fifth place, which makes Quito one of the main air cargo nodes in Latin America and the Caribbean.
We resume the expansion of the airport
The main milestone of Quiport's management in 2024 was the resumption of expansion work at the Mariscal Sucre airport, which includes 17 000 m2 on four levels of the passenger terminal and 35 000 m2 of apron for aircraft parking and taxiways, thanks to an investment of US$ 74.2 millions, own resources of Corporación Quiport.
The work will conclude in December 2025 and will allow increasing the capacity of the airport 5 million passengers 7 million passengers per year, which will affect employment and the promotion of tourism.
One of Quiport's main commitments is the maintenance of the infrastructure in optimal conditions that guarantee the safety and efficiency of operations.. On 2024 Major preventive maintenance work was carried out on the airport's runway and taxiways to replace the asphalt layer.
The intervention was carried out in 24 587 square meters of the landing strip and in 84 491 square meters of taxiways, using a volume of material of 9 336 cubic meters. The investment in this work was US$ 2.3 millions.
In March, We inaugurated the expansion of the national VIP room to double its useful area and capacity, providing it with a local identity through design elements that recall the architecture that characterizes the city and maintaining the same quality standards of service for passengers who use this space..
Recognitions and certifications
The leadership that the Mariscal Sucre airport has in the region is ratified by awards and certifications that it has obtained during 2024 in practically all areas of management.
- Most Punctual Airport in the small airport category, according to the ‘Punctuality Performance Review 2023’, of Cirium.
- Best airport in Latin America and the Caribbean in the category of 5 a 15 million passengers and the cleanest airport in the region by the Airport Service Quality program of the Airports Council International.
- Best Regional Airport in South America by Skytrax.
- Level Accreditation 5 Airport Council International Passenger Experience Program.
- Level Accreditation 1 of Airport Accessibility of the International Airports Council.
- Various awards and certifications in sustainability.
Let's see what does he have in store 2025 for aviation In our country.
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