Airports / Ecuador / ESM
Carlos Concha Torres International Airport
SETN / ESMTachina, EcuadorELEV 32 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
73 nm
To the nearest alternate
La Florida Airport (TCO).
Overview
Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (SETN / ESM) is a large commercial airport serving Tachina, Ecuador. The airport sits 32 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 ESM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are La Florida Airport (TCO, 73 nm), Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 101 nm), and Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA, 116 nm).
Charter pricing from ESM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under General Rivadeneira. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tachina.
Field capability
ICAO
SETN
IATA
ESM
FAA / Local
SETN
Elevation
32 ft
Coordinates
0.9785° N · 79.6266° 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 32 ft, ESM sits lower than 76% 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.
- 73nmTCOLa Florida AirportTumaco
- 101nmUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportQuito
- 116nmTUALieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTulcán
- 118nmIPISan Luis AirportIpiales
- 128nmLTXCotopaxi International AirportLatacunga
- 131nmPVOReales Tamarindos AirportPortoviejo
Location
Open the full mapSETN · Carlos Concha Torres International Airport · Tachina, Ecuador