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Mariscal Lamar International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal La Mar) CUE / SECU

Cuenca, Azuay · Ecuador · Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca (CORPAC) — Municipality of Cuenca
484kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASECU / CUE
OperatorCorporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca (CORPAC) — Municipality of Cuenca
Coordinates2.8894°S, 78.9847°W
Elevation8,306 ft · 2,532 m
Time zoneECT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr483,987 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded
AIP referenceSECU — AIP Ecuador / DGAC
Operating hoursSat-Thu 06:00-21:30 local (11:00-02:30 UTC); Fri extended to 22:00 local (11:00-03:00 UTC); tower/ops only during published airport hours, no H24 service, no published PPR for scheduled carriers.
TerminalsSingle terminal, approx. 5,126 sqm over 2 levels; apron (walk-out) boarding, no jet bridges.
Runways (1)
  • 05/23 · 1,900 m / 6,234 ft · 36 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS, RWY 05 (operational since 2002)
High-altitude Andean airport (8,306 ft) with a short 1,900 m runway hemmed in by the city, serving Aeroregional, Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador on domestic trunk routes to Quito, Guayaquil and Baltra/Galapagos. Despite the 'International' name it is not yet a certified international port of entry - as of early 2026 CORPAC's certification bid sits at phase 3 of 5, hampered by the short/narrow runway strip and dense urban surroundings, and studies for a fully international replacement airport near Tarqui parish remain several years from completion, so CUE stays the operating field for now.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling On request · 2 providers
Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca (CORPAC)
CORPAC is the municipal public-company operator of Mariscal Lamar (confirmed via its own site, aeropuertocuenca.ec: 'terminal aerea que le brinda servicio a la ciudad de Cuenca'); no distinct third-party ramp/ground-handling company was identified in public sources for the scheduled carriers (LATAM Ecuador, Avianca Ecuador) serving CUE, and the airport's own site does not disclose whether CORPAC or the airlines perform ramp turnarounds. Small Ecuadorian municipal airports commonly have the operator or the airlines themselves handle ramp services, but which applies here remains unconfirmed from available sources.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
TAS Aviation (Total Aviation Services / TASFBO)
Ramp assistance (marshalling, towing, parking/refuelling coordination) for general/business aviation at CUE, bundled into its Ecuador FBO network service per tasfbo.com/ecuador; scope for scheduled-carrier turnarounds is unconfirmed.
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On request
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
FAYTA Aerocombustibles S.A.
Into-plane Jet A-1 supplier at Mariscal Lamar, with an on-airport office (Edificio Operaciones, Oficina 1) confirmed via the company's own site (fayta.com.ec); resumed fuel supply at CUE in January 2023 after a roughly two-year suspension, succeeding prior into-plane operator Ecuafuel which had ceased operations in 2021. Documented via local trade press (nlarenas.com, Jan 2023) and the company's own website. Note: the draft's previously listed phone (•••) was found to actually belong to CORPAC's own switchboard (per aeropuertocuenca.ec's contact page), not to FAYTA, and has been corrected here to FAYTA's own listed Cuenca contact.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering On request
TAS Aviation (Total Aviation Services / TASFBO)
Premium in-flight catering with local products arranged for general/business-aviation flights at CUE as part of its trip-support package, per tasfbo.com/ecuador; not a dedicated flight kitchen for scheduled carriers.
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On request
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Not listed
Aviation security Available
Policía Nacional del Ecuador – Unidad Aeropolicial (Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar)
Airport security screening and policing at Mariscal Lamar is provided by the National Police's Aeropolicial (airport police) unit, including anti-narcotics and canine-detection teams. Role confirmed via a September 14, 2023 inter-institutional cooperation agreement among the Ministerio del Interior (Minister Juan Zapata), the Alcaldia de Cuenca (Mayor Cristian Zamora), the Consejo de Seguridad Ciudadana and Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca, with follow-up agreements in November 2023 covering migration services, canine units and anti-drug enforcement, reported by quenoticias.com, elmercurio.com.ec, ambatoenlinea.com and ministeriodelinterior.gob.ec.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport On request
TAS Aviation (Total Aviation Services / TASFBO)
VIP/executive ground transportation and transfers arranged for passengers and crew at CUE as part of its trip-support package, per tasfbo.com/ecuador.
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On request
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available
TAS Aviation (Total Aviation Services / TASFBO)
FBO/trip-support agent explicitly listing Mariscal Lamar (SECU/CUE) among its named Ecuador network (Quito SEQM, Guayaquil SEGU, Galapagos SEGS/SEST, Cuenca SECU, Manta SENM); handles DGAC permits, immigration processing, flight planning and 24/7/365 dispatch via WhatsApp-based ops desk. Confirmed directly on the company's own Ecuador FBO page (tasfbo.com/ecuador), which names CUE specifically rather than giving a generic multi-country boilerplate listing; AOG WhatsApp number and general contact email verified on the company's main site (tasfbo.com).
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed