Río Amazonas Airport

Río Amazonas Airport (IATA: PTZ, ICAO: SESM) is an airport serving Shell Mera, a town in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador. The airport was established in 1937 by Royal Dutch Shell and abandoned in 1948. In 1949 the Mission Aviation Fellowship, a Christian missionary group, established themselves in the area and used the airport as their main base.

Río Amazonas Airport
IATA: PTZ ICAO: SESM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ecuadorian Military
Operator	Mission Aviation Fellowship
Location	Shell Mera, Ecuador
Elevation AMSL	3,465 ft / 1,056 m
Coordinates	1°30′19″S 78°03′46″W
Map
PTZ Location of the airport in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,540 5,052 Asphalt
GCM[1]

Accidents and incidents

In March 2016, a military plane taking off from Amazonas Airport crashed in Pastaza province, killing all 22 soldiers aboard.^[2][3][4]

See also

• Ecuador portal
• Aviation portal
• Transport in Ecuador
• List of airports in Ecuador