Ecuador Airports are present in most of the important cities of Ecuador, which are used everyday by the local people and international tourists to travel to Ecuador. The international Ecuador Airports are 2 in number and in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil. People from America have good flight options which drop them to Quito airport.
Major Ecuador Airports:
Some of the important Ecuador Airports are:
Mariscal Sucre International Airport:
- It is located in Quito and gets its name from an Ecuadorian freedom fighter, Antonio Jose de Sucre.
- It is situated at very high altitude, in the northern section of the city.
- The airportscannot be enlarged because of its very risky position between mountains.
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport:
- Its previous name was Simon Bolivar Airport.
- The modern airport gets its name from the famous Ecuadorian poet, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo.
- It has a new terminal which was inaugurated last year.
- The new ICAO code of this airport is SEGY.
- There is proper transport that effectively links the airport and the heart of Guayaquil.
Other Ecuador Airports:
- Mariscal Lamar Airport
- J.M. Velasco Ibarra Airport
- Francisco de Orellana Airport
- Lago Agrio Airport
- Los Perales Airport
The Ecuador Airports can be very crowded, thus it sometimes involves an adventurous ride to exit them.
