Cotopaxi International Airport

Cotopaxi International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi
IATA: LTXICAO: SELT
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Ecuadorian Air Force
Serves Latacunga, Ecuador
Elevation AMSL 9,205 ft / 2,806 m
Coordinates 00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°W / -0.90694; -78.61583Coordinates: 00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°W / -0.90694; -78.61583
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,693 12,117 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) (IATA: LTX, ICAO: SELT) is an airport in Latacunga,[1] the capital of the province of Cotopaxi in Ecuador. It has the second longest runway in Ecuador.

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.

Facilities

The airport is situated at elevation 9,205 feet (2,806 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 12,117 by 148 feet (3,693 m × 45 m).[1]

Destinations

AirlinesDestinations
TAMECoca, Guayaquil

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
CargoluxLuxembourg City, Maastricht
Sky Lease CargoLos Angeles, Miami
Kalitta AirMiami

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for SELT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for SELT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

External links

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