SEMT
Eloy Alfaro International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Eloy Alfaro International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SEMT / MEC / SEMT
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:51 pm (ECT)
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Municipality
Manta
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Coordinates
0° 56′ 45″ S 80° 40′ 43″ W
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Elevation
49 ft (15 m MSL)
About Eloy Alfaro International Airport
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (IATA: MEC, ICAO: SEMT) is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the Pacific coast near Manta, a city in the Manabí Province of 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.