Eloy Alfaro International Airport
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Eloy Alfaro International Airport (IATA: MEC, ICAO: SEMT) is a
combination civilian airport and military air base on the
outskirts of Manta in the province of Manabí in western
continental Ecuador. The airport, also known as Eloy Alfaro Air
Base, is named in honor of Eloy Alfaro, a former president of
Ecuador. It was inaugurated by the Ecuadorian Air Force on October
24, 1978. It is the fourth busiest airport in Ecuador.
The airport resides at an elevation of 48 feet (15 m) above mean
sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt
surface measuring 9,383 by 148 feet (2,860 m × 45 m).
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