Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport
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| Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport | |||
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IATA: TUA – ICAO: SETU
 TUA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Tulcán, Ecuador | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,649 ft / 2,941 m | ||
| Coordinates | 00°48′34″S 077°42′29″W / 0.80944°S 77.70806°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 2,460 | 8,071 | Asphalt |
Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport (IATA: TUA, ICAO: SETU) is an airport in Tulcán, Ecuador. It was a destination for TAME
[edit] Accidents and Incidents at TUA
TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, en route from Quito, Ecuador, crashed into the side of the Cumbal Volcano, nearby Teniente Airport on January 28th 2002. There were no survivors of the 87 passengers and 7 crew on board. The crash was caused by the aircraft's pilot flying at an inappropriate speed for approach, which caused it to go off-course from the airport and crash into the volcano. This was one of the deadliest incidents involving TAME after a Boeing 737-200 on a similar route crashed killing all 117 on board. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020128-0. Retrieved 9 Apr 2010.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SETU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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