Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport
| Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport | |||||||||||
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  TUA | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Tulcán, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,649 ft / 2,941 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°48′34″N 077°42′29″W / 0.80944°N 77.70806°W | ||||||||||
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Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (IATA: TUA, ICAO: SETU) is an airport in Tulcán, Ecuador. It is a destination for TAME serving to Quito.
Airines and Destination
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TAME | Quito |
Accidents and incidents at TUA
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.[1]
References
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
External links
- Airport information for SETU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.