Airports / Ecuador / MEC
Eloy Alfaro International Airport
SEMT / MECManta, EcuadorELEV 48 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO).
Overview
Eloy Alfaro International Airport, listed as SEMT / MEC, is a mid-sized airport in Manta, Ecuador. The airport sits 48 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 MEC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO, 14 nm), General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC, 78 nm), and José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE, 87 nm).
Charter pricing from MEC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Manta.
Field capability
ICAO
SEMT
IATA
MEC
FAA / Local
SEMT
Elevation
48 ft
Coordinates
0.9461° S · 80.6788° 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 48 ft, MEC sits lower than 71% 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.
- 14nmPVOReales Tamarindos AirportPortoviejo
- 78nmSNCGeneral Ulpiano Paez International AirportSalinas/La Libertad
- 87nmGYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil
- 124nmLTXCotopaxi International AirportLatacunga
- 127nmATFChachoán Regional AirportAmbato
- 132nmESMCarlos Concha Torres International AirportTachina
Location
Open the full mapSEMT · Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador