Airport profile · Ecuador
Eloy Alfaro International Airport
Manta · Manabi Province · Ecuador
Airport overview
Eloy Alfaro International Airport serves Manta, Ecuador. The longest reported open paved runway is 2,860 metres (9,383 feet).
- ICAO code
- SEMT
- IATA code
- MEC
- Local / reference code
- SEMT
- Location
- Manta · Manabi Province · Ecuador
- Coordinates
- -0.946078, -80.678802
- Elevation above sea level
- 15 m / 48 ft
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 2,860 m / 9,383 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,860 m9,383 ft | 45 m148 ft | ASP | LightedReported open |
Runway 05/23 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 55.8° | 11 m / 37 ft | Not reported | -0.95333, -80.68940 |
| 23 | 235.8° | 15 m / 48 ft | Not reported | -0.93883, -80.66820 |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
The recorded operator is Ecuadorian Armed Forces.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Ecuadorian Armed Forces
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| APP | MANTA APP | 122.7 MHz |
| GND | GND | 121.9 MHz |
| RDO | MANTA RDO | 126.9 MHz |
| TWR | MANTA TWR | 118.7 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.