# Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC / SEMT)

**Eloy Alfaro International Airport** (IATA: MEC, ICAO: SEMT) is a medium airport in Manta, Manabi Province, Ecuador. It opened on 24 Oct 1978. It has one runway, 2,860 m (9,383 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Ecuadorian Armed Forces. In 2018 it handled 83 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/semt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MEC / SEMT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Ecuadorian Armed Forces
- Serves: Manta, Manabi Province, Ecuador
- Opened: 24 Oct 1978
- Elevation: 15 m / 48 ft
- Coordinates: -0.9461, -80.6788
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,860 m / 9,383 ft
- Passengers: 83,134 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Guayaquil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy_Alfaro_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1444671
- Weather station: SEMT · WMO 84117
- Ident: SEMT

## Timeline

- 24 Oct 1978: Eloy Alfaro International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 056° / 236° | yes |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 274 km / 170 mi · Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Copa Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MEC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- 2K [Avianca Ecuador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-ecuador) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- XL [LATAM Airlines Ecuador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-ecuador) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 83K (2018) | #1,886 of 3,974 | #177 in South America | #6 in EC |
| Longest runway | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | =1,542 of 29,858 | =67 in South America | #4 in EC |
| Elevation | 15 m / 48 ft | =39,432 of 43,403 | =8,457 in South America | #249 in EC |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =112 in South America | #2 in EC |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =3 in EC |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MANTA APP | 122.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | MANTA RDO | 126.900 |
| TWR | MANTA TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [JIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seji.md) Jipijapa Airport · 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
- [PVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sepv.md) Reales Tamarindos Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [BHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sesv.md) Los Perales Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [SECH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sech.md) Chone Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [SEGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sege.md) Guale Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [SEGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/segh.md) Hacienda Gran Chaparral Airport · 91 km / 56 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: “Eloy Alfaro International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eloy_Alfaro_International_Airport&oldid=1371363373), 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/semt/data