Airports / Ecuador / TUA
Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport
SETU / TUATulcán, EcuadorELEV 9,649 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
San Luis Airport (IPI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (SETU / TUA) sits in Tulcán, Ecuador, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 9,649 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 TUA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are San Luis Airport (IPI, 4 nm), Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO, 43 nm), and Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 68 nm).
Charter pricing from TUA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tulcán.
Field capability
ICAO
SETU
IATA
TUA
FAA / Local
SETU
Elevation
9,649 ft
Coordinates
0.8095° N · 77.7081° 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 9,649 ft, TUA sits higher than 94% 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.
- 4nmIPISan Luis AirportIpiales
- 43nmPSOAntonio Nariño AirportChachagüí
- 68nmUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportQuito
- 75nmPUUTres De Mayo AirportPuerto Asís
- 87nmTCOLa Florida AirportTumaco
- 88nmOCCFrancisco De Orellana AirportCoca
Location
Open the full mapSETU · Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport · Tulcán, Ecuador