Cotopaxi International Airport
Airport in Ecuador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) (IATA: LTX, ICAO: SELT) is a high-elevation airport in Latacunga, the capital of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. The airport is within a broad valley of the Ecuadoran Andes, with rising terrain east and west, and mountainous terrain distant in all quadrants.
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ecuadorian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Latacunga, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,480 ft / 2,890 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°54′25″S 78°36′57″W | ||||||||||
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  LTX Location of the airport in Ecuador | |||||||||||
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It has the second longest runway in Ecuador. Runway length includes a 440 metres (1,440 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 19.
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Bogotá, Luxembourg |
Cargo B airlines once operated to the airport with Boeing 747 freighter airplanes, making it the largest airplane to operate at this airport. Cargolux currently operates the type to Europe from Cotopaxi.
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