Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport guide

Santa Rosa Airport serves the southern coast of Ecuador and the province of El Oro. It stands near the town of Santa Rosa, and its ICAO code is SERO. Planning for it began in 2002 under the name South Ecuador Regional Airport. The Army Corps of Engineers built it under the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, and it began operating in January 2010, replacing General Manuel Serrano Airport in Machala, the provincial capital, which has since closed.

The airport has one runway and a single passenger terminal. Scheduled service is domestic. Aeroregional flies the Quito route with Boeing 737-500 aircraft, four times a week as of April 2022, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Traffic is light. About 43,000 passengers travelled between Quito and Santa Rosa in 2019 on Aeroregional and TAME combined, and the airport handled about 12,600 passengers in 2022. Check current schedules with the airline before travelling.