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Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport

Macará, Ecuador

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Location

Macará · L · Ecuador

Position

-4.378°, -79.941° · 1508 ft elev.

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Southern Ecuador's gateway near the Peruvian border.

Location

Macará, Ecuador

Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (IATA: MRR, ICAO: SEMA) serves Macará, a small city in the Loja Province of southern Ecuador, situated near the border with Peru. The airport is named after Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, one of Ecuador's most prominent political figures who served as president five times. The airport handles limited domestic traffic, connecting Macará to other Ecuadorian cities. Its location in a valley of the Andean foothills makes it an important transport link for a region that is otherwise dependent on road travel. Due to its small size and modest traffic volume, the airport operates with basic infrastructure and serves primarily light aircraft and small regional turboprop operations.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling limited domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Macará city center is primarily by taxi or private vehicle.

Notable facts

›Named after five-time Ecuadorian president Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra.
›Located in Loja Province near the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border.
›Serves as an alternative to lengthy road travel in the southern Andes region.
›The airport handles small regional and general aviation aircraft.
›Macará is a key border crossing point between Ecuador and Peru.

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José María Velasco Ibarra Airport is an airport serving Macará, a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. Macará is on Ecuador's border with Peru.

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José María Velasco Ibarra Airport

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José María Velasco Ibarra Airport is an airport serving Macará, a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. Macará is on Ecuador's border with Peru.

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