Airports / Ecuador / ATF
Chachoán Regional Airport
SEAM / ATFAmbato, EcuadorELEV 8,502 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX).
Overview
Chachoán Regional Airport (SEAM / ATF) is a mid-sized airport serving Ambato, Ecuador. Field elevation is 8,502 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list ATF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX, 18 nm), Jumandy Airport (TNW, 60 nm), and Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 67 nm).
Trip costs from ATF are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Chachoan and Izamba. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ATF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SEAM
IATA
ATF
FAA / Local
SEAM
Elevation
8,502 ft
Coordinates
1.2121° S · 78.5746° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Ecuador fields
state range 18–9,649 ft
At 8,502 ft, ATF sits higher than 82% of the 17 Ecuador fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmLTXCotopaxi International AirportLatacunga
- 60nmTNWJumandy AirportAhuano
- 67nmUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportQuito
- 71nmXMSCoronel E Carvajal AirportMacas
- 97nmGYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil
- 104nmCUEMariscal Lamar AirportCuenca
Location
Open the full mapSEAM · Chachoán Regional Airport · Ambato, Ecuador