- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Infobox Airport
name = José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
nativename = Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo
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ICAO = SEGU
type = Public
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location =Guayaquil
elevation-f = 19
elevation-m = 6
coordinates = Coord|02|09|27|S|79|53|01|W|type:airport
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metric-rwy = Yes
r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-f = 9,154
r1-length-m = 2,790
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, formerly called Simón Bolívar International Airport Airport codes|GYE|SEGU ( _es. Aeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo) is an
airport inGuayaquil ,Ecuador , named afterJosé Joaquín de Olmedo , a notable Ecuadorian poet, and first mayor of the city of Guayaquil.The airport, which has the newest terminal in Ecuador, was renamed after José Joaquín de Olmedo in 2006, in preparation for the inauguration of the new 50,000 sq. meter national and international terminal on July 27, 2006. Although there was an inaugural flight on July 28, 2006, most airlines did not operate completely from the new terminal until August 13, 2006. After that date, the old terminal was closed, and work is to begin during the last quarter of 2006 to turn it into a convention center. There are also plans to build a hotel next to the new terminal.
The construction of the new terminal and expansion of the runway was finally decided in 2003-2004, years after making the decision that the current infrastructure was not sufficient to cover the city's needs, but that it was not yet commercially viable to build an entirely new airport in the Daule area.
The original project in 2003-2004 contemplated the construction of a 28,000 sq. meter international terminal and the continuing operation of the old terminal, which would be left to handle only domestic flights. However, it was later decided that the new terminal would handle both national and international traffic (hence the larger, 50,000 sq. meter building) , and that the older terminal would be closed.The airport is planned to serve the city of Guayaquil for 10 to 15 years starting in 2006. After this, it is expected to reach capacity (5 million passengers a year), and when this happens a new airport will be built in the Daule area, some 20 kilometers outside the city, near the highway that connects Guayaquil to Salinas and other coastal towns.
The airport is located 5 km north of Guayaquil's centre, on the Avenida de las Américas, and has a runway with a
length of 2,790 metres (9,154 ft), anelevation of 5 m (16 ft), and can serveBoeing 747 s,DC10 s andLockheed L-1011 s. There are plans for expanding the runway in 2006-2007.The departure
tax from José Joaquín de Olmedo isas of 2008 US$27,17 (international), US$4,20 (domestic).Bus es and taxis connect the airport to Guayaquil's city centre.José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport was named "Best Airport in Latin America 2008" by BussinessWeek Magazine.
Airlines and destinations
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Aerogal (Miami, Baltra, Bogotá, Cuenca, Medellín, Quito, San Cristóbal)
*American Airlines (Miami)
*Avianca (Bogotá)
*Copa Airlines (Panamá)
*Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) [begins December 2] [ [http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11104 Delta Air Lines Offers Two Nonstop Flights between the U.S. and Ecuador: One to Quito, One to Guayaquil] ]
*Iberia (Madrid)
*Icaro (Cuenca, Quito)
*KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam, Bonaire)
*LAN Airlines (Miami, New York-JFK, Santiago de Chile, Caracas)
**LAN Ecuador (Madrid)
**LAN Peru (Lima)
*SAEREO (Quito, Loja, Macas)
*Santa Barbara Airlines (Caracas)
*Grupo TACA
**Lacsa (San José (CR))
**TACA Peru (Lima)
*TAME (Baltra, Cuenca, Quito, San Cristóbal)
*VIP (Quito, Salinas)References
External links
* [http://guayaquil.gov.ec/36.gye Autoridad Aeroportuaria de Guayaquil]
* [http://www.tagsa.aero TAGSA Aeropuerto de Guayaquil]
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** WAD|SEGU
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