Airports / Ecuador / GYE
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
SEGU / GYEGuayaquil, EcuadorELEV 19 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
66 nm
To the nearest alternate
General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC).
Overview
Located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (SEGU / GYE) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 19 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GYE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC, 66 nm), Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE, 70 nm), and Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO, 76 nm).
Trip costs from GYE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Simon Bolivar International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GYE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SEGU
IATA
GYE
FAA / Local
SEGU
Elevation
19 ft
Coordinates
2.1574° S · 79.8836° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Ecuador fields
state range 18–9,649 ft
At 19 ft, GYE sits lower than 88% of the 17 Ecuador fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 66nmSNCGeneral Ulpiano Paez International AirportSalinas/La Libertad
- 70nmCUEMariscal Lamar AirportCuenca
- 76nmPVOReales Tamarindos AirportPortoviejo
- 77nmETRSanta Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportSanta Rosa
- 87nmMECEloy Alfaro International AirportManta
- 89nmTBPCaptain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportTumbes
Location
Open the full mapSEGU · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · Guayaquil, Ecuador