Mariscal Lamar Airport
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| Mariscal Lamar Airport Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar |
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| IATA: CUE – ICAO: SECU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca | ||
| Serves | Cuenca, Ecuador | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 8,306 ft / 2,532 m | ||
| Coordinates | 02°53′22″S 078°59′04″W / 2.88944°S 78.98444°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 1,900 | 6,234 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Mariscal Lamar Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar) (IATA: CUE, ICAO: SECU) is an airport serving Cuenca,[1] a city in the province of Azuay in Ecuador.
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 8,306 feet (2,532 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,234 by 118 feet (1,900 m × 36 m).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- AeroGal (Guayaquil, Quito)
- LAN Ecuador (Guayaquil)
- TAME (Guayaquil, Quito, Lago Agrio)
[edit] Incidents
- On 20 October 1971, a Vickers Viscount of SAETA was hijacked by six people. It landed at Cuenca Airport.[3]
- On 8 October 1982, Vickers Viscount HC-ATV of SAN Ecuador was damaged beyond economic repair.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Airport information for SECU from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for CUE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711020-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19821008-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
