General Ulpiano Paez Airport
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General Ulpiano Paez Airport Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Paez |
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Salinas, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°12′20″S 80°59′20″W / 2.20556°S 80.98889°W | ||||||||||||||
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General Ulpiano Paez Airport (IATA: SNC, ICAO: SESA) is a public/military joint-use airport serving the coastal city of Salinas, in the Santa Elena Province of Ecuador. The city and airport are on a peninsula extending into the Pacific Ocean.
The Salinas non-directional beacon (Ident: SLS) and VOR-DME (Ident: SAV) are located on the field.
During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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