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.

Cotopaxi International Airport
IATA: LTX ICAO: SELT
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Ecuadorian Air Force
Serves	Latacunga, Ecuador
Elevation AMSL	9,480 ft / 2,890 m
Coordinates	00°54′25″S 78°36′57″W
Map
LTX Location of the airport in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 3,712 12,178 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2]

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

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

На других языках

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi

[fr] Aéroport du Cotopaxi