Today I present to you cómo is the Francisco de Orellana Airport located in the city of The Coca, important gateway to the Amazon.
Following the route through the different airports of the Ecuador, we have reached the amazon, specíphysically to the quiet town of El Coca, which has one of the terminalséreas máimportant s of the país because of his positionón strataélogic of access to a key part of the economyía local: petróleo.
Thanks to this locationón and fenceíto the oil wells (a few hours más inside) the Francisco de Orellana Airport is key to connectivityéarea of this stratum sectorégic of the país, but alsoén, is essential for national tourism, since from thereí Many trips begin to the different hotels and lodges in the area.
Francisco de Orellana Airport in El Coca
In honor of the Spanish conqueror and explorerñol who together with Pizzaro discoverían el ríor Amazon the 12 February 1542, Francisco de Orellana Airport (THERE IT IS: OCC, ICAO: SECO) It is the main terminal toéarea of the Province of Orellana with a populationón higher than 40 thousand inhabitants.
To meetún más details of this airport and that they can know it in depth, I share this AeroReportaje on YouTube where I tour this terminal exclusively from the inside out:
The 16 November 2018 The improvement and construction works were officially inaugurated.ón of a new passenger terminal that willó with an inverseón of $16.7 millions, where it is expected that at its peak it can receive meás de 200 thousand passengers per year.
The new terminal has 4.780 square meters of spaces and the platform with a capacity of up to 7 aircraft. further, The airport has a runway 2.300 meters in length by 30 meters wide, a departure lounge for meás de 400 passengers, a new control tower 19.7 meters high, counter rooms and service hangars.
Equally, the terminal in your áBoarding area has a VIP Lounge called Ayahuasca VIP Cafe Lounge, that allows entry with Priority Pass.
The change is noticeable from the previous terminal to the new one, there is a great leap in infrastructure and improvement in service for both passengers and airlines.íneas doméstatic, taxi toéprisoner and other operators who hereí they fly.
Actual state
Despite having fewños since their inaugurationón, I could notice some problems in the care and maintenance of the terminal, how are they bañthe disabled, screens not working, advertisements made with loudspeakersóbiles, inoperative power plant or even part of the roof on the exterior facade in poor condition.
I hope that tooéin this publicationón allows these corrections to be made and for the airport to have the maintenance that an infrastructure of this quality requires.
Aerolídenies, flights and itineraries
Previously, Tame EP was the main operator at this airport, even operating up to 5 daily flights thanks to the oil boost at the time. Today in Día, This airport has the operationón of two airíneas doméregular stics, a non-regular and múmultiple service flights taxi toéreo.
Aeroregional
the airínea operates a daily flight from Monday to Sunday at the following times:
- Flight 7A-841 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:30
- Flight 7A-840 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:30
LATAM Ecuador
Regarding the Ecuadorian subsidiary of LATAM Airlines, It operates with a daily flight from Monday to Sunday at the following times:
- Flight XL-1397 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:13 the Días lunes
- Flight XL-1505 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:18 the Díthe mars
- Flight XL-1397 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:09 the Días miércoles
- Flight XL-1397 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:16 the Días thursday
- Flight XL-1505 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:06 the Días friday
- Flight XL-1397 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:17 the Días sánot yet
- Flight XL-1397 QUITO – COCA takes off at 09:00:25 the Díon Sundays
Back:
- Flight XL-1396 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:50 the Días lunes
- Flight XL-1504 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:43 the Díthe mars
- Flight XL-1396 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:31 the Días miércoles
- Flight XL-1396 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:50 the Días thursday
- Flight XL-1504 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:30 the Días friday
- Flight XL-1396 COCA – QUITO takes off at 10 a.m.:43 the Días sánot yet
- Flight XL-1396 COCA – QUITO takes off at 11H:05 the Díon Sundays
StadiumíStatics of the El Coca Airport
The reactivationón of transportation toéprisoner advances in this terminal tooén, despite the fact thatún is far from núgrouper 2019 where they even operated 4 aerolílines at the same time, in the airport “Francisco Orellana” they mobilized 44.672 passengers during the 2021 experiencing growth of 17,22% with respect toñor earlier that were registered 38.110 passengers; in terms of cargo were transported 1,48 TM, with regard to flights through this airport, 770 movements.
Informationón turníaesthetic of El Coca
as we review, Coca is a great gateway to the most hidden corners.ádeep s of the Ecuadorian Amazon, so this area and its surroundings you can find a wide range of hotel options, lodge and tours for all tastes, adventure jacket, walks, bird watching, visits to communities and much moreás.
If you plan to visit El Coca, I recommend booking a tour in advance.ón to obtain the best assistance for your trip since moving within the Amazon is a complex task that may involve buses, walks and boat transfers.
From El Coca Airport, You can take taxis or buses to different areas of the city according toún needs of each traveler.
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My pleasure 🙂