UIO

Mariscal Sucre International Airport

ICAO SEQM0.1254°S 78.3543°W2,390 m / 7,841 ftLarge airport
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Mariscal Sucre International Airport (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQM) is a large airport in Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It opened on 20 Feb 2013. It has one runway, 4,098 m (13,445 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 4.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 2013–2013
20 FEB 2013
OpenedMariscal Sucre International Airport opens.

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre
18/36180° / 360° · LIT
LENGTH4,098 m13,445 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2011–2022
5.4M
5.3M
5.4M
5.6M
5.4M
4.9M
4.9M
5.2M
5.0M
1.5M
1.2M
4.3M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

35 destinations · 18 countries
5,000 km10,000 km15,000 km2,500 mi5,000 mi7,500 miOCC · Francisco De Orellana Airport · 157 km / 98 miMEC · Eloy Alfaro International Airport · 274 km / 170 miGYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · 283 km / 176 miCUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport · 315 km / 196 miETR · Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport · 411 km / 255 miLOH · Ciudad de Catamayo Airport · 445 km / 277 miBOG · El Dorado International Airport · 712 km / 442 miMDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · 771 km / 479 miBLB · Panamá Pacífico International Airport · 1,015 km / 631 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 1,029 km / 639 miSCY · San Cristóbal Airport · 1,255 km / 780 miGPS · Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport · 1,325 km / 823 miLIM · Jorge Chávez International Airport · 1,330 km / 826 miPUJ · Punta Cana International Airport · 2,348 km / 1,459 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 2,890 km / 1,796 miMEX · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · 3,136 km / 1,949 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 3,783 km / 2,351 miIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 3,801 km / 2,362 miATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 3,807 km / 2,366 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 4,373 km / 2,717 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 4,556 km / 2,831 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 8,736 km / 5,428 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 9,551 km / 5,935 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 4,872 km / 3,027 miYUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 5,090 km / 3,163 miMAR · La Chinita International Airport · 1,396 km / 867 miMAO · Eduardo Gomes International Airport · 2,060 km / 1,280 miBQN · Rafael Hernández International Airport · 2,406 km / 1,495 miNLU · Felipe Ángeles International Airport · 3,154 km / 1,960 miMEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport · 4,093 km / 2,543 miVCP · Viracopos International Airport · 4,225 km / 2,625 miGRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · 4,308 km / 2,677 miLGG · Liège Airport · 9,582 km / 5,954 miLUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 9,627 km / 5,982 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 13,963 km / 8,676 miDOHLUXMADYULYYZEZEGRUMEMNLUMIABQNMAOMARLIMGPSPTYJFKIAHSCLMDEMECAMSATLLOHOCCLGGBOGCUEUIO
Year-round23
OCCFrancisco De Orellana AirportEcuador · Aeroregional, LATAM Airlines Ecuador157 km98 miMECEloy Alfaro International AirportEcuador · Aeroregional, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador274 km170 miGYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportEcuador · Aeroregional, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador283 km176 miCUEMariscal Lamar AirportEcuador · Aeroregional, Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador315 km196 miETRSanta Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportEcuador · Aeroregional411 km255 miLOHCiudad de Catamayo AirportEcuador · Aeroregional445 km277 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Avianca Ecuador, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Ecuador712 km442 miMDEJose Maria Córdova International AirportColombia · Avianca Ecuador771 km479 miBLBPanamá Pacífico International AirportPanama · Aeroregional1,015 km631 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines1,029 km639 miSCYSan Cristóbal AirportEcuador · Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Ecuador1,255 km780 miGPSSeymour Galapagos Ecological AirportEcuador · Avianca Ecuador1,325 km823 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · Aeroregional, JetSmart Perú, LATAM Airlines Peru1,330 km826 miPUJPunta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · Avianca Ecuador, Arajet2,348 km1,459 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines, LATAM Airlines Ecuador2,890 km1,796 miMEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico · Aeroméxico3,136 km1,949 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Chile3,783 km2,351 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines3,801 km2,362 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines3,807 km2,366 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · Avianca Ecuador4,373 km2,717 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Avianca Ecuador4,556 km2,831 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia, Air Europa8,736 km5,428 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM9,551 km5,935 mi
Cargo17
BOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Cargolux, Avianca Cargo, Aerosucre712 km442 miMDEJose Maria Córdova International AirportColombia · Avianca Cargo771 km479 miMAOEduardo Gomes International AirportBrazil · Atlas Air2,060 km1,280 miBQNRafael Hernández International AirportPuerto Rico · Emirates SkyCargo2,406 km1,495 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · Avianca Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo, UPS Airlines +42,890 km1,796 miNLUFelipe Ángeles International AirportMexico · Atlas Air3,154 km1,960 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Cargo Chile3,783 km2,351 miMEMFrederick W. Smith International AirportUnited States · FedEx Express4,093 km2,543 miVCPViracopos International AirportBrazil · Atlas Air4,225 km2,625 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · Atlas Air4,308 km2,677 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Atlas Air4,556 km2,831 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Air Canada Cargo4,872 km3,027 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Canada Cargo5,090 km3,163 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · Martinair9,551 km5,935 miLGGLiège AirportBelgium · Qatar Airways9,582 km5,954 miLUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Cargolux9,627 km5,982 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways13,963 km8,676 mi
Most destinationsAeroregional 10Avianca Ecuador 10LATAM Airlines Ecuador 7Atlas Air 6Avianca Cargo 3Qatar Airways 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from UIO. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Mariscal Sucre International Airport” (revision of 16 Jul 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers4.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#365of 3,974 · #21 South America · #1 ECLongest runway4,098 m13,445 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#83of 29,823 · #2 South America · #1 ECElevation2,390 m7,841 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#286of 43,341 · #88 South America · #8 ECAgeOpened 20132026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=13,003of 15,079 · #162 South America · #4 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

5 channels
APPRQuito Approach119.700
APPR2Quito Approach121.200
ATISATIS119.800
GRDQuito Ground121.900
TWRQuito Tower118.100