José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo
IATA: GYE ICAO: SEGU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Terminal Aeroportuaria de Guayaquil S.A. (TAGSA)
Serves	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Hub for	LATAM Ecuador
Focus city for	TAME
Elevation AMSL	19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	02°09′27″S 079°53′01″W / 2.15750°S 79.88361°W / -2.15750; -79.88361Coordinates: 02°09′27″S 079°53′01″W / 2.15750°S 79.88361°W / -2.15750; -79.88361
Website	www.tagsa.aero
Map
GYE Location in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,790 9,154 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passenger movements 3,784,224 Domestic passengers 2,219,860 International Passengers 1,564,364
Sources: TAGSA and DAFIF

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo; IATA: GYE, ICAO: SEGU) is an airport serving Guayaquil, a city in the province of Guayas in Ecuador. The airport was named after José Joaquín de Olmedo, a notable Ecuadorian poet, first mayor of the city of Guayaquil and former president of Ecuador. It was changed from Simón Bolívar International Airport, which is currently the name on the airports in Caracas, Venezuela, and Santa Marta, Colombia.

The airport is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Guayaquil's centre, on the Avenida de las Américas, and has a runway with a length of 2,790 metres (9,154 ft), an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft), and can accommodate Boeing 747s, MD-11s and Airbus A340-600 aircraft. As of 9 February 2011, an airport exit tax was levied on all international tickets. However, it is no longer required to pay at the window when exiting the country, but the policy may change at a later time. It is the second busiest airport in Ecuador. On 31 July 2014 the airport domestic area was enlarged, now the airport is capable to handle up to 7.5 million passengers per year.

The airport, which had the newest terminal in Ecuador, was renamed after José Joaquín de Olmedo in 2006, in preparation for the inauguration of the new 50,000 m² (540,000 sq ft) national and international terminal on 27 July 2006. Although there was an inaugural flight on 28 July 2006, most airlines did not operate completely from the new terminal until 13 August 2006. After that date, the old terminal was closed and it was later turned into a convention center.