Cotopaxi International Airport
Cotopaxi International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ecuadorian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Latacunga, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,206 ft / 2,806 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°54′25″S 78°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°W | ||||||||||
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  LTX Location of the airport in Ecuador | |||||||||||
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Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) (IATA: LTX, ICAO: SELT) is a high-elevation airport in Latacunga, the capital of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. The airport is within a broad valley of the Ecuadoran Andes, with rising terrain east and west, and mountainous terrain distant in all quadrants.
It has the second longest runway in Ecuador. Runway length includes a 440 metres (1,440 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 19.
The Latacunga VOR-DME (Ident: LTV) and non-directional beacon (Ident: LAT) are located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and Destinations
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Bogota, Luxembourg |
Cargo B airlines once operated to the airport with Boeing 747 freighter airplanes, making it the largest airplane to operate at this airport. Cargolux currently operates the type to Europe from Cotopaxi.
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for SELT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for Cotopaxi at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Cotopaxi
- ^ Latacunga VOR
- ^ Latacunga NDB
