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General Ulpiano Paez Airport

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Airport type
  
Public / Military

Elevation AMSL
  
18 ft / 5 m

2,437
  
7,995

Address
  
Salinas, Ecuador

Elevation
  
5 m

Location
  
Salinas, Ecuador

13/31
  
2,437

7,995
  
Asphalt

Code
  
SNC

Phone
  
+41 78 632 80 68

General Ulpiano Paez Airport

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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.

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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)

    • 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).

    References

    General Ulpiano Paez Airport Wikipedia
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