| General Ulpiano Paez Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: SNC – ICAO: SESA
  SNC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Location | Salinas, Ecuador | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 02°12′18″S 080°59′20″W / 2.205°S 80.98889°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13/31 | 2,437 | 7,995 | Asphalt |
| 08/26 | 1,110 | 3,641 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
General Ulpiano Paez Airport (IATA: SNC, ICAO: SESA) is a public/military joint-use airport located near Salinas, a city in the province of Santa Elena in Ecuador.
History[]
During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:
- 25th Bombardment Squadron (Panama Canal Department), 21 January 1942 – 22 May 1943, (B-24 Liberator)
- 3d Bombardment Squadron (6th Bombardment Group), 23 May-11 June 1943, (B-17 Flying Fortress)
- 51st Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group) December 1942-March 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| TAME | Quito |
Facilities[]
The airport resides at an elevation of 18 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 measuring 7,995 by 98 feet (2,437 m × 30 m) and 08/26 measuring 3,641 by 131 feet (1,110 m × 40 m).[1]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for SESA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for SNC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
External links[]
- Accident history for SNC at Aviation Safety Network
The original article can be found at General Ulpiano Paez Airport and the edit history here.