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San Cristóbal Airport SCY / SEST

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galápagos · Ecuador · Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) - Ecuador
214kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASEST / SCY
OperatorDirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) - Ecuador
Coordinates0.9103°S, 89.6175°W
Elevation62 ft · 19 m
Time zoneGALT (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr214,441 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceSEST — AIP Ecuador / DGAC
Operating hoursDaylight operations only, approx. 06:00-18:00 local; no runway lighting for scheduled night ops; non-scheduled/GA traffic advised to coordinate with DGAC in advance (PPR-equivalent) given limited apron and handling capacity
TerminalsSingle terminal remodeled in 2014 (approx. 3,842 sq m) with a 2,000 sq m apron accommodating up to 3 narrow-body aircraft (e.g., A320-family) or 5 Britten-Norman Islander-type aircraft simultaneously
Runways (1)
  • 17/35 · 1,840 m / 6,037 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Domestic-only gateway to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos, served by Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador to Guayaquil and Quito; all international customs/immigration clearance occurs on the mainland, with only Galápagos biosecurity (biocontrol) inspection and transit-control checks performed here, reflecting the islands' strict conservation regime.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
Talma's own airport-coverage page (talma.com.ec/nosotros) lists "Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - Aeropuerto San Cristóbal" as one of its 8 Ecuadorian stations, alongside Guayaquil, Quito, and Baltra, stating it has provided ramp/airport services ("servicios aeroportuarios de rampa") there since 2017; its published ramp-services list covers aircraft parking/towing and full passenger service including PRM assistance.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Emetebe (Emetebe S.A. / Emetebe Airlines)
Self-handled, Emetebe: Guayaquil-based regional/air-taxi carrier confirmed on its own site (emetebe.com.ec) to serve San Cristóbal Island as a destination among all inhabited Galápagos islands; small Cessna Caravan-class inter-island operators of this kind typically self-handle their own turnarounds at island strips, but no explicit handling-agent statement for this station was found, so this is unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Unconfirmed
EP Petroecuador (Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador)
EP Petroecuador is Ecuador's state hydrocarbons company and the country's sole domestic distributor of Jet A-1/Avgas to civil airports nationwide, a role that became more prominent for Galápagos fuel logistics after the 2001 Jessica oil-spill safety reforms; a station-specific into-plane fuelling contract or agent for San Cristóbal could not be independently confirmed (Petroecuador's own site has no airport-by-airport aviation-fuel page, and no Galápagos-specific fuel terminal page was reachable), so this entry is unconfirmed rather than sourced to a named document. Note: SkyVector lists "American Flight Support" as a fuel contact for SEST, but that firm is a global trip-support/fuel-brokerage service with no Ecuador-specific presence, so it was not added as a separate provider.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Unconfirmed
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
"Mantenimiento en línea" (line maintenance) appears on Talma's company-wide services list; it is not itemized per airport, so exact scope/availability specifically at the small San Cristóbal station is unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Not listed
Aircraft cleaning Available
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
Cabin cleaning plus lavatory and potable-water servicing ("Limpieza de cabina", "Servicios de baños y agua potable") are listed among Talma's standard turnaround services and confirmed as part of the ramp package at its San Cristóbal station.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Available
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
Talma's services page (talma.com.ec/servicios) lists auxiliary ground-support equipment (electrical GPU, pneumatic ASU, air-conditioning ACU units) as part of its standard ramp package; since San Cristóbal is a confirmed ramp-handling station, this equipment is part of the service delivered there.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
"Carga y descarga de aeronaves (carga y equipajes)" (aircraft cargo/baggage loading and unloading) is listed on Talma's services page as part of its ramp-handling package offered at its San Cristóbal station.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Emetebe (Emetebe S.A. / Emetebe Airlines)
Emetebe's site lists dedicated "Cargo Flight" booking and cargo tracking among its Galápagos services, flying to San Cristóbal; the on-airport freight-handling arrangement (own staff vs. third party) is not separately documented, so marked unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Not listed
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Unconfirmed
Talma (Talma Ecuador Servicios Aeroportuarios S.A.)
"Servicio de despacho de vuelos" (flight dispatch service) appears on Talma's company-wide services list alongside ramp handling; not itemized per station, so availability specifically at San Cristóbal is unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed