Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport is a high elevation airport serving
Tulcán :''"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan''
Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi Province, Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán ...
, capital of the
Carchi Province of
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
.
Accidents and incidents
TAME Flight 120, a
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavier Boeing 707, 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter ...
-100, en route from Quito, Ecuador, crashed into the side of
Cumbal Volcano, near the airport on 28 January 2002. There were no survivors among the 87 passengers and seven crew on board.
See also
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Transport in Ecuador
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List of airports in Ecuador
References
External links
OurAirports - TulcánSkyVector - TulcánBing Maps - Tulcán
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Airports in Ecuador
Buildings and structures in Carchi Province
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