Cotopaxi International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi |
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Ecuadorian Air Force | ||||||||||
Serves | Latacunga, Ecuador | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9,205 ft / 2,806 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°WCoordinates: 00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°W | ||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF
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Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) (IATA: LTX, ICAO: SELT) is an airport in Latacunga, the capital of the province of Cotopaxi in Ecuador. It has the second longest runway in Ecuador.
Cargo B airlines once operated to the airport with Boeing 747 freighter airplanes, making it the largest airplane to operate at this airport. Cargolux currently operates the type to Europe from Cotopaxi.
The airport is situated at elevation 9,205 feet (2,806 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 12,117 by 148 feet (3,693 m × 45 m).