Carlos Concha Torres International Airport

IATA ESMICAO SETNLarge airport

Carlos Concha Torres International Airport is a large airport near Tachina in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. It is listed as IATA ESM and ICAO SETN. The airport is located at 0.9785° / -79.6266° at an elevation of 10 m (32 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,400 m. The nearest airport is Tapatla Airstrip, 32 km (20 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Carlos Concha Torres International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Carlos Concha Torres International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`ESM`
ICAO code	`SETN`
Identifier	`SETN`
Type	Large airport
City	Tachina
Region	Esmeraldas Province
Country	Ecuador
Coordinates	0.97852, -79.62660
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	0° 58′ 42.67″ N 79° 37′ 35.77″ W
Elevation	10 m (32 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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