Mariscal Sucre International Airport UIO / SEQM
Quito, Pichincha · Ecuador · Corporacion Quiport S.A. (concessionaire, under EPMSA/Quito Airport Public Company oversight)
5.4Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATASEQM / UIO
OperatorCorporacion Quiport S.A. (concessionaire, under EPMSA/Quito Airport Public Company oversight)
Coordinates0.1254°S, 78.3543°W
Elevation7,874 ft · 2,400 m
Time zoneECT (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr5,400,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSEQM — AIP Ecuador / DGAC
Operating hoursH24, no curfew (relocated in 2013 from the old city-center field specifically to remove terrain/noise curfew constraints and allow unrestricted wide-body ops)
Terminals1 passenger terminal (~52,430 sqm), 12 gates / 6 jet bridges; terminal expansion (US$74.2M, completed Q4 2025) raising capacity from 5M to 7M pax/yr
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 4,098 m / 13,445 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 18) / CAT II (RWY 36)
Airport contact
Ecuador's busiest airport and principal gateway to Quito, serving as the main hub for Avianca Ecuador and largest hub for LATAM Ecuador plus Aeroregional, with wide international service from American, Delta, United, Copa, KLM, Iberia, Air Europa, LATAM Peru, Aeromexico and seasonal Air Canada. Sits at ~2,400 m in the Andes 18 km east of Quito at Tababela — built in 2013 to replace the old high-terrain city airport and enable 24-hour, larger-aircraft operations.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios Ecuador
Ramp handling, passenger service operations and reduced-mobility passenger assistance at Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Tababela, Vía Alpachaca S/N); confirmed on Talma's own Ecuador services page (talma.com.ec/servicios) listing parqueo de aeronaves, remolque and servicio de pasajeros as UIO offerings, one of 7 airports Talma serves in Ecuador (BASC/OMA certified).
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EMSA Airport Services
Mixed public-private ground services company ("EMSA Airport Services CEM", ISSFA plus private partners) providing check-in, boarding-gate and ramp service ("servicio de Check-in y puerta de embarque; servicio de rampa") to airlines at Mariscal Sucre International Airport since 1994; headquartered at Av. Tababela Lote 18, at the airport, per company/LinkedIn records.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ecuacentair
Ground handling and aircraft parking/hangar facilities for general aviation aircraft via the Ecuacentair FBO at UIO, per the company's own site.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
On request
Ecuacentair
Ramp support including refueling ("aircraft marshaling, towing, parking and refueling") offered directly through the Ecuacentair FBO at UIO for general and business aviation; not confirmed as the into-plane supplier for scheduled commercial airline traffic.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios Ecuador
"Mantenimiento en línea" (line maintenance) listed explicitly among Talma's service offerings at its Ecuador stations including UIO; specific scope unconfirmed beyond the listing.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Available
LATAM Ecuador
Self-handled, LATAM — LATAM's Ecuador subsidiary opened its own dedicated aircraft-maintenance hangar at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in 2024, per LATAM's own statement covering both aircraft maintenance ("manutención de aeronaves") and aeronautical component repair; airport also advertises a general-purpose ~5,010 m² maintenance hangar able to accommodate up to code-C aircraft (e.g. A320). Exact maintenance tier (line vs. heavy checks) not specified in sources.
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Component shops & overhaul
Available · 6 providers
Aeromaster S.A.
Engine/powerplant shop — "Power Plant Maintenance" on Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T series, Rolls-Royce/Allison 250-C20, -C30 and -C47B, and Turbomeca Artouste IIIB and Arriel 1K1; Pratt & Whitney Canada Maintenance Facility (Service Promover) authorization listed as "In Process"; shop is authorized by Ecuador's DGAC and Argentina's ANAC to perform maintenance and repair of aircraft and components — exact class rating unconfirmed.
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Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeromaster S.A.
Component overhaul shop — "Overhaul Components" for Bell 206 Series/212/407/412, plus "Overhaul Cargo Hook & Accessories," per the company's DGAC/ANAC-approved maintenance-station capabilities list; class rating unconfirmed.
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Aeromaster S.A.
Battery/starter shop — "Overhaul Batteries and Starters," supporting the Bell 206/212/407/412, Eurocopter SA315B and Agusta 109 fleet types the station maintains; DGAC Ecuador AMO approval, class rating unconfirmed.
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Aeromaster S.A.
Avionics/instrument shop — "major inspection, repair, functional checks and calibration" of navigation, communication and flight-instrument avionics; DGAC Ecuador AMO approval, class rating unconfirmed.
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Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeromaster S.A.
Composite/structures shop — dedicated structural-repair devices and special tooling for Bell 206/212/407/412, Eurocopter SA315B and Agusta 109 airframes, plus a dedicated paint shop; DGAC Ecuador AMO approval, class rating unconfirmed.
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Aeromaster S.A.
Interiors/cabin shop — aviation upholstery for helicopter interiors, per the company's published maintenance-station capabilities; DGAC Ecuador AMO approval, class rating unconfirmed.
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Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering
Available
Goddard Catering Group (gategroup)
On-airport flight kitchen ("Catering Building 1", adjacent to the Air Traffic Control Tower) at the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Tababela, Quito; part of the gategroup/LSG (LSG Sky Chefs Quito) network, confirmed via company/business-directory listings showing 50+ years of operating history in Ecuador.
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Aircraft cleaning
Available
Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios Ecuador
Aircraft cabin cleaning ("limpieza de cabina") plus lavatory and potable-water servicing listed among Talma's ramp services at UIO on the company's own services page.
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Ground support equipment
Available
Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios Ecuador
Ground support equipment operations — GPU, ASU, ACU auxiliary units, aircraft parking and towing — listed among Talma's UIO ramp services.
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Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
EMSA Airport Services
Cargo-handling service ("servicio de manejo de carga") listed alongside EMSA's ramp and check-in services on the company's own LinkedIn profile; exact terminal role unconfirmed.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Tababela Cargo Center (TCC)
Foreign-trade logistics/cargo terminal center adjacent to Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Tababela, operating since 2013 with BASC certification and a triple ISO 9001/14001/45001 suite (per TCC's own site, tcc.com.ec); its space concessionaires consolidate about 90% of Ecuador's air-export cargo, largely flowers (215,000+ tonnes/year). Located at Santa Rosa Tababela S/N, Yaruquí, Quito. · Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00
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Aviation security
Available
EPMSA (Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Servicios Aeroportuarios)
Quito Metropolitan Municipality entity responsible for directing, planning, coordinating and controlling airport security operations at Mariscal Sucre International Airport, per EPMSA's own site (aeropuertoquito.gob.ec/seguridad-aeroportuaria); coordinates with national aviation authority (DGAC) standards and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification. Specific private screening/guarding subcontractor not identified.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Cooperativa/Asociación de Taxistas del Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre
Two separate airport-authorized taxi organizations — Cooperativa Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre No. 34 (64 years of service) and the Asociación de Taxistas del Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre — both confirmed on the airport's own transportation page (aeropuertoquito.aero/transportation) and operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year directly from the UIO terminal for passenger and crew transport into Quito. · 24/7
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Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios Ecuador
Flight dispatch services ("servicio de despacho de vuelos") listed among Talma's UIO ramp/ops services.
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Ecuacentair
First-class FBO based at the Terminal de Aviación General, Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO/SEQM), part of the Air Elite FBO network per Ecuacentair's own site; provides VIP lounge, landing/overflight permit assistance for the Americas, and 24/7 crew/passenger services. Also operates at Guayaquil (GYE). · 24/7
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Wyndham Quito Airport
Hotel at Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Tababela; the hotel's own marketing states "a privileged location at Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)" but third-party listings place it roughly 0.6 miles / 3 minutes from the terminal rather than inside the terminal complex, so exact proximity is unconfirmed. No specific airline/aviation crew contract was confirmed.
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