Airports / Ecuador / UIO
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
SEQM / UIOQuito, EcuadorELEV 7,841 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX).
Overview
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (SEQM / UIO) is a large commercial airport serving Quito, Ecuador. The airport sits 7,841 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Aeromaster Airways S.A. is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX, 49 nm), Chachoán Regional Airport (ATF, 67 nm), and Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA, 68 nm).
Charter pricing from UIO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Quito.
Field capability
ICAO
SEQM
IATA
UIO
FAA / Local
UIO
Elevation
7,841 ft
Coordinates
0.1254° S · 78.3543° 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 7,841 ft, UIO sits higher than 71% of the 17 Ecuador fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmLTXCotopaxi International AirportLatacunga
- 67nmATFChachoán Regional AirportAmbato
- 68nmTUALieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán
- 72nmIPISan Luis AirportIpiales
- 73nmTNWJumandy AirportAhuano
- 85nmOCCFrancisco De Orellana AirportCoca
Location
Open the full mapSEQM · Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Quito, Ecuador