AviatDataSanta Rosa International Airport (Coronel Artillería Víctor Larrea Airport) ETR / SERO
Santa Rosa (Machala), El Oro · Ecuador · Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) - Ecuador
58kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASERO / ETR
OperatorDirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) - Ecuador
Coordinates3.4419°S, 79.9967°W
Elevation21 ft · 7 m
Time zoneECT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr58,451 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSERO — AIP Ecuador / DGAC
Operating hoursDaily approx. 0600-2100 local (1100-0200Z per AIP); no H24 ops, no published curfew/PPR for scheduled traffic
TerminalsSingle small terminal building with pre-boarding lounge for approx. 252 passengers; no jet bridges (apron boarding)
Runways (2)
- 07/25 · 2,470 m / 8,104 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (PCN 60/F/D/Y/U) · ILS CAT I ILS/DME RWY 07 (LOC 111.1, GP 331.7)
- 09/27 · 914 m / 2,999 ft · 18 m wide · Unpaved
Airport contact
Regional gateway for El Oro province, rebuilt in 2008-2010 to A320 standard to replace the closed Machala/General Manuel Serrano airport; currently served only by Aeroregional's domestic link to Quito, so despite its 'International' name and past Lima/Piura (Peru) routes it has no active customs/immigration post. Runway 09/27 is a short unpaved strip reserved for agricultural aircraft under ATC authorization, not for commercial traffic.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Aeroregional
Self-handled: Aeroregional is the sole scheduled carrier at ETR (Quito–Santa Rosa, resumed April 2022 per DGAC's own aviacioncivil.gob.ec announcement) and, as the only airline operating from this small regional field, is understood to perform its own ramp/turnaround; no third-party ground handler was identified at ETR. Note: a previously-cited Logistics Cluster Ecuador airport-capacity-assessment quote could not be reaccessed to independently confirm its exact wording.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) – Aeropuerto Regional Santa Rosa
DGAC's own 2019 airport-infrastructure article (aviacioncivil.gob.ec) confirms a government fuel-price subsidy (40%) historically applied at Santa Rosa. Current on-site Jet A-1/AvGas supplier and availability could not be verified; specific claims of a 2025 decree ending the subsidy, a related DGAC fuel-procurement notice, and a press report describing the fuelling zone as needing restoration could not be located or corroborated and should be treated as unverified rather than fact.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) – Aeropuerto Regional Santa Rosa
Terminal/aircraft-area cleaning at this small state-run field appears to be handled in-house by DGAC airport staff; no contracted third-party cleaning company was identified. A specific claim that the terminal has only one cleaning staff member could not be corroborated via direct search of the cited outlet.
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Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Aeroregional
Aeroregional's own site (aeroregional.net) advertises passenger service with standard checked/carry-on baggage allowances, but no dedicated cargo or courier product page was found (aeroregional.net/carga returns 404). Small Ecuadorian regional carriers commonly carry limited belly cargo/encomiendas alongside passengers, but a specific cargo offering at ETR could not be confirmed.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) – Aeropuerto Regional Santa Rosa
DGAC is both airport operator and Ecuador's designated civil-aviation-security authority at this state-run field; no distinct private security contractor was identified — screening/guarding appears to be DGAC in-house. A specific cited source describing an "expedited security clearance" service could not be reaccessed to independently confirm.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
On request
Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) – Aeropuerto Regional Santa Rosa
DGAC operates the control tower, AIS and flight-plan filing/briefing function at this state-run aerodrome. DGAC's own 2019 infrastructure article (aviacioncivil.gob.ec) confirms the field accommodates private/logistics flights and cash-in-transit ("transporte de valores") aerial-work charters alongside scheduled service. No independent FBO or trip-support company was identified — DGAC is the de facto flight-ops point of contact.
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Hotel & travel
Not listed