General Ulpiano Paez Airport
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IATA: SNC – ICAO: SESA
 SNC
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Salinas, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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)
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TAME | Quito |
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).[1]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for SESA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for SNC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)
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