# Mariscal Sucre Air Base, Quito, Ecuador **Mariscal Sucre Air Base** is a heliport in Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It opened in 1960. It closed on 19 Feb 2013. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ec-0070 ## At a glance - Type: Heliport - Serves: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Opened: 1960 - Closed: 19 Feb 2013 - Elevation: 2,813 m / 9,228 ft - Coordinates: -0.1368, -78.4906 - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Guayaquil - Website: http://www.aeropuertoquito.aero/index.php?lang=en - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mariscal_Sucre_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7376063 - Weather station: SEQU · WMO 84071 - Ident: EC-0070 ## Timeline - 1960: Mariscal Sucre Air Base opens. - 18 Sep 1984: Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos Flight 767-103. 4 killed. - 29 Aug 1998: Cubana de Aviación Flight 389. 70 killed. - 31 Aug 2007: Q9094824. No deaths. - 9 Nov 2007: Iberia Flight 6463. No deaths. - 16 Sep 2011: Q6164940. No deaths. - 19 Feb 2013: Mariscal Sucre Air Base closes. ## Routes 18 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Cargo (18) - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 723 km / 449 mi · Cargolux, Copa Airlines Colombia, Avianca Cargo, Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas, Avianca Ecuador, Avianca, Aerosucre, LATAM Cargo Colombia - [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 1,330 km / 826 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru, Avianca Peru, Nuevo Continente, Avianca Ecuador, Lufthansa - [BON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncb.md) Flamingo International Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 1,770 km / 1,100 mi · KLM - [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 2,476 km / 1,539 mi · Lufthansa - [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 2,606 km / 1,619 mi · Cubana de Aviación - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,890 km / 1,796 mi · Avianca Cargo, ABSA Cargo Airline, UPS Airlines, LATAM Cargo Chile, LAN Airlines, Avianca Ecuador, Centurion Air Cargo, American Airlines, DHL Aero Expreso, Martinair, LATAM Cargo Colombia, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, FedEx Express - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 3,795 km / 2,358 mi · United Airlines - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 3,806 km / 2,365 mi · Delta Air Lines - [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 4,090 km / 2,541 mi · FedEx Express - [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 4,236 km / 2,632 mi · Cargolux, ABSA Cargo Airline - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 4,378 km / 2,720 mi · LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, Aerolíneas Argentinas - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,559 km / 2,833 mi · Avianca Ecuador, Atlas Air - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 4,568 km / 2,838 mi · LATAM Cargo Colombia - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 5,625 km / 3,495 mi · MasAir Cargo Mexico - [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,749 km / 5,436 mi · Iberia, Air Europa, LATAM Airlines Ecuador - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 9,367 km / 5,820 mi · Air France - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 9,562 km / 5,942 mi · LATAM Cargo Chile, KLM, Martinair, LATAM Cargo Colombia - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 9,808 km / 6,094 mi · Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EC-0070, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Cargo (33) - 2K [Avianca Ecuador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-ecuador) · 4 - L7 [LATAM Cargo Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-colombia) · 4 - XL [LATAM Airlines Ecuador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-ecuador) · 3 - UC [LATAM Cargo Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-chile) · 3 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 3 - QT [Avianca Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo) · 2 - CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 2 - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2 - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 2 - M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 2 - MP [Martinair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/martinair) · 2 - AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 1 - 6C [Aerosucre](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerosucre) · 1 - UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 - 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 1 - AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1 - T0 [Avianca Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-peru) · 1 - WE [Centurion Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centurion-air-cargo) · 1 - P5 [Copa Airlines Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines-colombia) · 1 - CU [Cubana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cubana-de-aviacion) · 1 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 - D5 [DHL Aero Expreso](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aero-expreso) · 1 - IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1 - LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1 - [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1 - 4L [Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-suramericanas) · 1 - LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1 - M7 [MasAir Cargo Mexico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/masair-cargo-mexico) · 1 - [Nuevo Continente](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nuevo-continente) · 1 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 - 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1 ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | QUITO APP | 119.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 115.300 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | QUITO RDO | 126.900 | | TWR | QUITO TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · 15 km / 9.4 mi - [LTX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/selt.md) Cotopaxi International Airport · 87 km / 54 mi - [ATF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seam.md) Chachoán Regional Airport · 120 km / 75 mi - [TUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/setu.md) Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport · 137 km / 85 mi - [IPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skip.md) San Luis Airport · 144 km / 89 mi - [TNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sejd.md) Jumandy Airport · 144 km / 90 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Mariscal_Sucre_International_Airport&oldid=1371361585), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ec-0070/data