Airports / Ecuador / LTX
Cotopaxi International Airport
SELT / LTXLatacunga, EcuadorELEV 9,205 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chachoán Regional Airport (ATF) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Latacunga, Ecuador, Cotopaxi International Airport (SELT / LTX) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 9,205 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LTX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chachoán Regional Airport (ATF, 18 nm), Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 49 nm), and Jumandy Airport (TNW, 63 nm).
Charter pricing from LTX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Latacunga and Vulcano. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Latacunga.
Field capability
ICAO
SELT
IATA
LTX
FAA / Local
SELT
Elevation
9,205 ft
Coordinates
0.9068° S · 78.6158° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Ecuador fields
state range 18–9,649 ft
At 9,205 ft, LTX sits higher than 88% 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.
- 18nmATFChachoán Regional AirportAmbato
- 49nmUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportQuito
- 63nmTNWJumandy AirportAhuano
- 89nmXMSCoronel E Carvajal AirportMacas
- 101nmOCCFrancisco De Orellana AirportCoca
- 107nmGYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil
Location
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