Ecuador capital to get new airport

Quito’s much heralded new international airport for the city is now scheduled to open next November.  However a recent request by AERBT to visit the site was turned down.  It will replace the existing Mariscal Sucre International Airport, once on the outskirts of the city but now very much in a commercial and residential area.  Present schemes include a plan to turn the site of the old airport into a park.

Located in the Tababela and Puembo areas, 25kms east of Quito, the new airport has a single 4,100m runway, essential if it is to be used to its full potential due to a 9,000ft elevation.

Quito's new airport has been selected by CIFAL, a branch of the UN, as the best practice on environmental sustainability in the Americas which takes into account minimum impact on the environment; emissions and noise reduction; residual water treatment; flora and fauna protection and providing a positive economic impact in the community. www.quiport.com

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