Mariscal Sucre International Airport

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQU) is an airport in Quito, Ecuador, named after Antonio Jos� de Sucre, a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independence. It began to operate in 1960, and currently handles about 2.5 million passengers and 125,000 metric tons of freight per year. The airport, one of the highest of the world (at 2800 m AMSL) is located in the northern part of the city, in the Chaupicruz parish, within 5 minutes of Quito's financial center; the terminals are located at the intersection of Amazonas and La Prensa avenues.

Nearest places of interest:

Mitad del Mundo
Cuicocha
Atacames
Isla Contadora

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Papallacta
Quito
Pichincha

Popular places:

Guayaquil
Quito
Cuenca
Riobamba

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Durán
Otavalo
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