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4 unusual facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport


152d Airlift Wing

A week prior to the actual exercise to test the new methods and information, personnel from the 152nd AW deployed to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito to conduct training and classes aimed at improving the skills of Aircrew and Photo Interpreters.

Density altitude

Aircraft taking off from a "hot and high" airport such as the Quito Airport or Mexico City are at a significant aerodynamic disadvantage.

Quito Airport

Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport, the former airport serving Quito, Ecuador (closed 2013)

Mariscal Sucre International Airport, the current airport serving Quito, Ecuador (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQM)



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