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Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla Airport |
| Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport |
| IATA: TUA – ICAO: SETU |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Location |
Tulcán, Ecuador |
| Elevation AMSL |
9,649 ft / 2,941 m |
| Coordinates |
00°48′34″S 077°42′29″W / 0.80944°S 77.70806°W / -0.80944; -77.70806 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 05/23 |
2,460 |
8,071 |
Asphalt |
Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport (IATA: TUA, ICAO: SETU) is an airport in Tulcán, Ecuador. It is situated nearby the Andes. It is a destination for TAME Airlines and destinations
Accidents and Incidents at TUA
TAME Flight 120 en route from Quito, Ecuador, crashed on the side of the Cumbal Volcano, nearby Teniente Airport on January 28th 2002, using HC-BLF, a Boeing 727-100 there were no survivors of the 87 passengers and 7 crew on board, caused by incorrect speed for approach, which caused it to go off-course from the airport and crash into the volcano. This was one of the deadliest incidents involving TAME after a Boeing 737-200 on a similar route crashed killing all 117 on board.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Ecuador
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| ICAO ID |
SETU
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| Time |
UTC-5
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| Latitude |
0.809506
00° 48' 34.22" N
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| Longitude |
-77.708056
077° 42' 29.00" W
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| Elevation |
9649 feet
2941 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
002° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SUNRISE TO SUNSET (SR-SS)
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| Communications
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| TULCAN TWR |
122.0
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| ANDES APP |
120.1
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 05/23 |
8071 x 98 feet
2460 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
TLC |
TULCAN |
- |
418 |
1.5 NM |
247.1
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| Remarks
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
CSTMS O/R SR-SS.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr SR-SS.
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