Airports / Ecuador / SNC
General Ulpiano Paez International Airport
SESA / SNCSalinas/La Libertad, EcuadorELEV 18 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
66 nm
To the nearest alternate
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE).
Overview
Located in Salinas/La Libertad, Ecuador, General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SESA / SNC) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 18 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SNC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE, 66 nm), Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO, 77 nm), and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC, 78 nm).
Trip costs from SNC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SNC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SESA
IATA
SNC
FAA / Local
SESA
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
2.2101° S · 80.9851° 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 18 ft, SNC sits lower than 94% 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.
- 66nmGYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGuayaquil
- 77nmPVOReales Tamarindos AirportPortoviejo
- 78nmMECEloy Alfaro International AirportManta
- 88nmTBPCaptain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportTumbes
- 95nmETRSanta Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportSanta Rosa
- 127nmCUEMariscal Lamar AirportCuenca
Location
Open the full mapSESA · General Ulpiano Paez International Airport · Salinas/La Libertad, Ecuador