Mariscal Sucre International Airport guide

Mariscal Sucre International Airport opened on February 20, 2013, replacing the old city-centre airport of the same name, which closed the night before. The new site on the Oyambaro plain near Tababela covers about 1,500 hectares, roughly ten times the area of its predecessor, and sits at 2,411 metres above sea level.

The airport has a single runway, 18/36, about 4,100 metres long, built to cope with the thin air at this altitude. Quiport operates it under a concession from the Municipality of Quito that runs until 2041. The international terminal covers roughly 47,000 square metres, and a domestic terminal of 7,910 square metres was added in 2015.

It is Ecuador's busiest airport and handled 5.3 million passengers in 2023, above its pre-pandemic level. Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador carry most of the traffic, with American Airlines, Delta, United, Air Canada, KLM and Iberia serving North America and Europe. A dedicated cargo terminal, absent at the old airport, supports flower exports.