Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 9,649 ft / 2,941 m 2,460 8,071 Address Tulcan, Ecuador | Location Tulcán, Ecuador 05/23 2,460 8,071 Asphalt Code TUA | |
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Similar San Luis Airport, Las Lajas Sanctuary, Hotel Palacio Imperial, Universid Politécnica Estatal de, Terminal Terrestre de Tulcan | ||
Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (IATA: TUA, ICAO: SETU) is an airport in Tulcán, Ecuador. It has no commercial service.
Accidents and incidents
TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, en route from Quito, Ecuador, crashed into the side of the Cumbal Volcano, nearby Teniente Airport on 28 January 2002. There were no survivors of the 87 passengers and 7 crew on board. The crash was caused by the aircraft's pilot flying at an inappropriate speed for approach, which caused it to go off-course from the airport and crash into the volcano. This was one of the deadliest incidents involving TAME after a Boeing 737-200 on a similar route crashed killing all 117 on board.
References
Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA