Cotopaxi International Airport
Airport in Ecuador
LTX
Location of the airport in Ecuador
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
01/19 | 3,712 | 12,178 | Asphalt |
Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) (IATA: LTX, ICAO: SELT) is a high-elevation airport in Latacunga, the capital of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. The airport is within a broad valley of the Ecuadoran Andes, with rising terrain east and west, and mountainous terrain distant in all quadrants.
It has the second longest runway in Ecuador. Runway length includes a 440 metres (1,440 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 19.
Airlines and destinations
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Cargolux | Bogotá, Luxembourg |
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.
See also
- Transport in Ecuador
- List of airports in Ecuador
References
External links
- OurAirports - Latacunga
- SkyVector - Latacunga
- Accident history for Latacunga at Aviation Safety Network