GYE

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

ICAO SEGU2.1574°S 79.8836°W6 m / 19 ftLarge airport
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José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (IATA: GYE, ICAO: SEGU) is a large airport in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador. It opened in 1962. It has one runway, 2,790 m (9,154 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 3.7 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1962–1962
1962
OpenedJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo
03/21031° / 211° · LIT
LENGTH2,790 m9,154 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
6.0M
3.8M
3.9M
4.0M
3.7M
3.7M
3.6M
3.9M
4.0M
1.4M
2.3M
3.7M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

17 destinations · 11 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 miCUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport · 129 km / 80 miUIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport · 283 km / 176 miBOG · El Dorado International Airport · 994 km / 618 miMDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · 1,050 km / 652 miSCY · San Cristóbal Airport · 1,091 km / 678 miLIM · Jorge Chávez International Airport · 1,139 km / 708 miGPS · Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport · 1,170 km / 727 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 1,250 km / 777 miSJO · Juan Santamaría International Airport · 1,434 km / 891 miPUJ · Punta Cana International Airport · 2,627 km / 1,632 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 3,109 km / 1,932 miFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 3,139 km / 1,950 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 3,600 km / 2,237 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 4,251 km / 2,641 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 4,799 km / 2,982 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 9,014 km / 5,601 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 9,834 km / 6,111 miAMSMADJFKEZESCLFLLPUJSJOPTYGPSLIMBOGUIOMDECUEGYE
Year-round17
CUEMariscal Lamar AirportEcuador · LATAM Airlines Ecuador129 km80 miUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador283 km176 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Avianca Ecuador, Avianca994 km618 miMDEJose Maria Córdova International AirportColombia · Avianca Ecuador1,050 km652 miSCYSan Cristóbal AirportEcuador · Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador1,091 km678 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · JetSmart Perú, LATAM Airlines Peru, LATAM Airlines Ecuador1,139 km708 miGPSSeymour Galapagos Ecological AirportEcuador · Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador1,170 km727 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines1,250 km777 miSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica · Avianca Costa Rica1,434 km891 miPUJPunta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · Arajet2,627 km1,632 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · Avianca Ecuador, American Airlines3,109 km1,932 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways3,139 km1,950 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Airlines Ecuador3,600 km2,237 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador4,251 km2,641 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador4,799 km2,982 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia, Air Europa9,014 km5,601 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM9,834 km6,111 mi
Most destinationsLATAM Airlines Ecuador 8Avianca Ecuador 8Avianca Costa Rica 2JetBlue Airways 2Avianca 1JetSmart Perú 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from GYE. From the Wikipedia article “José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport” (revision of 26 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.7M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#404of 3,974 · #23 South America · #2 ECLongest runway2,790 m9,154 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,687of 29,823 · =87 South America · #5 ECElevation6 m19 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=41,473of 43,341 · =8,641 South America · #280 ECAgeOpened 19622026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,898of 15,079 · #78 South America · #1 ECRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =181 South America · =3 EC
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
ACEAero Club del Ecuador (Internal Freq)123.450
APPGUAYAQUIL APP119.300
ATISATIS115.900
GNDGND121.900
RDORDO126.900
RDORDO1002.400
TWRGUAYAQUIL TWR118.300