Catamayo Airport
| Aeropuerto Ciudad de Catamayo | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | SECA | ||
| IATA code | LOH | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 1220 m (4003 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 18 km west of Loja | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 07/25 | 1860 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The Catamayo Airport ( IATA : LOH ; ICAO : SECA ; span. : Aeropuerto Ciudad de Catamayo ) is the airport of the province of Loja in southern Ecuador . It is located as the crow flies about 18 km west of the provincial capital Loja near Catamayo.
Catamayo Airport was built during the reign of President Camilo Ponce Enríquez (1956–1960) and was originally named Camilo Ponce Enríquez .
The airport was completely renovated in 2012/2013. This included the reinforcement of the runway with a length of 1,860 m, the construction of a new control tower and a new terminal with an area of 2,800 m², which went into operation on May 13, 2013. At the same time the airport was named Ciudad de Catamayo ; even before that it had often been referred to as Catamayo Airport , despite the old name . The Ministry of Transport had previously called for a vote "A name for the airport of Catamayo". There were a total of 908 suggestions. Ciudad de Catamayo received 7,131 votes (50.54%).
Incidents
- On November 19, 1979, an IAI Arava 201 of the Ecuadorian Air Force ( aircraft registration FAE T-201 ) had an accident while taking off at Catamayo Airport, Ecuador. All 16 inmates perished.
Web links
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration: Ecuador ICAO Location Finder
- ↑ a b c Andes News Agency, May 13, 2013: Ciudad de Catamayo is the new official name of Loja Airport
- ↑ a b La Hora newspaper, May 13, 2013: Loja airport will be called "Ciudad de Catamayo"
- ↑ El Telégrafo newspaper, May 14, 2013: Ciudad de Catamayo airport has reopened ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Accident report IAI Arava FAE T-201 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 9, 2019.
