Rio Amazonas Airport
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| Rio Amazonas Airport Areopuerto Rio Amazonas |
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| IATA: PTZ – ICAO: SESM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Ecuadorian Military | ||
| Operator | Mission Aviation Fellowship | ||
| Location | Shell Mera, Pastaza | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,465 ft / 1,056 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 1,540 | 5,052 | Asphalt |
Rio Amazonas Airport (IATA: PTZ, ICAO: SESM) is located at Shell Mera in the Pastaza Province in Ecuador. The airport was estabilshed 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.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SESM at World Aero Data

