Ciudad De Catamayo Airport
Ciudad de Catamayo Airport, formerly known as Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (IATA: LOH, ICAO: SECA) is an airport serving Loja, the capital of the Loja Province in southern Ecuador.
Its name was changed from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (after a former president of the country) to Ciudad de Catamayo Airport on 13 May 2013.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Loja, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Location | Catamayo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,056 ft / 1,236 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 03°59′45″S 79°22′20″W / 3.99583°S 79.37222°W | ||||||||||
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The airport is at Catamayo, a city in a mountain valley 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Loja. There is rising terrain south of the airport, and mountainous terrain in all other quadrants. The Loja non-directional beacon (Ident: LOJ) is located on the field. Several sources still list the airport ICAO code as SETM.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroregional | Quito Seasonal Charter: Panama City–Balboa |
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 November 1979, an Ecuadorian Army IAI Arava 201 crashed on takeoff, killing all 16 people on board. General Rafael Rodríquez Palacios and his wife and daughter were among the dead.
- On 14 July 1980, Vickers Viscount HC-BHB of Aerolíneas Cóndor was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.
See also
References
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Catamayo
- OurAirports - Loja
- SkyVector - Catamayo
- FallingRain - Loja Airport
- Accident history for Loja Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Catamayo Airport at NOAA/NWS
Media related to Ciudad de Catamayo Airport at Wiki Commons
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