Jumandy Airport
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Jumandy Airport Aeropuerto Jumandy |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (Ecuador) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tena | ||||||||||
| Location | Ahuano, Napo Province, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,234 ft / 376 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°03′35″S 77°35′00″W / 1.05972°S 77.58333°WCoordinates: 01°03′35″S 77°35′00″W / 1.05972°S 77.58333°W | ||||||||||
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Jumandy Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jumandy) (IATA: TNW, ICAO: SEJD) is an airport serving Tena, Napo Province, Ecuador. It is located near the village of Ahuano, about 25 km (16 mi) from Tena. It replaces the first airport to serve Tena, Mayor Galo de la Torre Airport, which closed in 2001.
Jumandy Airport takes its name from Jumandy, the great cacique of Napo who helped lead a 1578 revolt against the Spanish.
The airport was opened in 2011 to facilitate tourism to the Amazon, in which Tena is located. However, it has not been performing well and lost its only scheduled flight in January 2016. It is currently used by flying schools and general aviation.
Jumandy Airport was constructed well outside Tena near the village of Ahuano. It was built by Consorcio Tena (Tena Consortium) at a cost of more than USD40 million. After two years of work, the airport was inaugurated on 29 April 2011 by President Rafael Correa.
On 5 June 2012, TAME commenced thrice weekly Quito–Macas–Tena–Quito service. Flights were operated using ATR 42-500 aircraft. However, as early as 2013, the airline was suffering from low passenger loads on the route. Reasons included the distance between Tena and Jumandy Airport and the good quality of roads to Tena, which allow for fast, cheap transport by car or bus to the city.
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