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TNW
Jumandy Airport
VFR
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Name
Jumandy Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
TNW / TNW / SEJD
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:39 am (ECT)
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Municipality
Tena
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Coordinates
1° 3′ 34″ S 77° 34′ 59″ W
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Elevation
1’185 ft (361 m MSL)
About Jumandy Airport
Jumandy Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jumandy) (IATA: TNW, ICAO: SEJD) is an airport serving Tena, Napo Province, Ecuador. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Ahuano, and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tena. It replaces Tena's Mayor Galo de la Torre Airport, which closed in 2001.
Jumandy Airport takes its name from Jumandy, the great cacique (indigenous leader) of Napo who led a 1578 revolt against the Spanish.
The airport was opened in 2011 to facilitate tourism to the Ecuadoran Amazon, in which Tena is located. However, it had not been performing well and lost its only scheduled flight in January 2016. It is currently used by flying schools and general aviation.
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