Río Amazonas Airport
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| Río Amazonas Airport Aeropuerto Río Amazonas |
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| IATA: PTZ – ICAO: SESM | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ecuadorian Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mission Aviation Fellowship | ||||||||||
| Location | Shell Mera, Pastaza | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,465 ft / 1,056 m | ||||||||||
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Río Amazonas Airport (IATA: PTZ, ICAO: SESM) is located at Shell Mera in the Pastaza Province in 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.
Plane crash
In March 2016, a military plane taking off from Amazonas Airport crashed in Pastaza province, killing all 22 soldiers aboard.[1][2][3]
External links
- Airport information for SESM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
References
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