New Quito International Airport
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| New Quito International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Quiport | ||
| Serves | Quito | ||
| Location | Tababela, Quito | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,400 m / 7,900 ft | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18/36 | 4,100 | 13,450 | Paved |
The New Quito International Airport is an airport being built in the Tababela parish, about 20 km east of Quito, Ecuador, to replace Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Work on the facility began in 2006 and is expected to be completed by November 2011. A renegociation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Ecuador Officially Signs New Quito Airport Finance Deal". Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2010. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100810-710306.html. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
[edit] External links
- New Quito International Airport: Main Information. Quiport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- New Airport: A Door to Development. Corpaq - Quito Airport Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- Paco Moncayo Gallegos, ed (2008) (in Spanish). El nuevo aeropuerto de Quito, documentos para la historia. Quito, Ecuador: Alcaldía Metropolitana. http://www.quito.gov.ec/libro_aeropuerto2.pdf.
Coordinates: 0°06′48″S 78°21′31″W / 0.113333333333°S 78.3586111111°W
