The Cuenca Airport prepares for the XXIX Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government that will bringá an increase in demand and tráI'm theéreo.
The Cuenca city prepares to receive himíworld leaders and international delegations at the XXIX Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. This important event, what to weará after the 13 al 15 November 2024, triggerá a significant increase in theáI'm theéreo. Faced with this scenario, the addressón General of Aviationón Civil has implemented a special management planón of tránsito aéprisoner with the objective of guaranteeing the safety and efficiency of all operationséareas during this periodíodo.
It should be noted that, nowadays, the Cuenca Mariscal La Mar Airport has 52 weekly frequencies to Quito and Guayaquil operated by Avianca Ecuador and LATAM Ecuador.
The challengeío to manage a significant increase in TráI'm theéprisoner during the Summit in Cuenca
The arrival of heads of state, presidents and their delegations, así as private planes and aviationón corporate, triggerá a considerable increase in demand for airport services. To meet this challengeíO, the aeron authorityáutica in conjunction with CORPAC and operators have implemented a series of strategic measuresélogic, among which stand out:
- Declarationón from Mariscal La Mar Airport as «coordinated airport»: This measure will allowá a controlás strict operationséreas, ensuring all safety and capacity requirements are met.
- This measure will beá in force from 1100 UTC del 11 from November until 0400 UTC del 16 November 2024.
- All national or international flights, regular and non-regular to the airport of the City of Cuenca will beá obliged to request the corresponding airport slot from the airport operator as of the publicationón of this AIC and as míYOU 48 hours before your estimated time of surgeryón.
- Implementationón of a ground delay program (GDP): The GDP allowá space out aircraft departures and arrivals, avoiding congestionón at the airport and in spaceéguilty of at least 10 minutes.
- La separationóto beá from 35 minutes between consecutive landings, when the first aircraft is the head of state and is followed by any other aircraft
- Restrictions on flight routes: It will be establishedán specific routesíregulations for aircraft that take off and land at Cuenca airport, in order to optimize the flow of trafficáI'm theéreo.
- Mandatory airport slot request: All aircraft that wish to operate at the Cuenca airport mustán previously request a slot, what to allowá better planningón of operations.
- Continuous monitoring of the situationón: The authorities flewáutics to performán constant monitoring of demand and system capacity, adjusting the measures implemented accordingúnot necessary.
La implementationón of this special management planón of tráI'm theéinmate bringá brings with it a series of benefits for both the aviation authoritiesáUticas, the aerosolsílines and passengers. First, will be guaranteedá a level of security óoptimal in all operationséreas, thanks to the coordinationón and strict control of each flight. This results in a reductionósignificant increase in the risk of incidents and accidents.
Special flights for the Summit
In this space goé making a list of the different special flights generated by the Summit.
- Privado N107GR Beechcraft King Air 260 from Quito
- Searca HK4907 Gulfstream G200 desde Bogotá
- Private N176TL Hawker 800 from Guayaquil
- Private N910CL Challenger 300 from Guayaquil
- Force AéSpy Areañola Falcon 900 from Madrid víTo Quito
- Private N850NT Hawker 800 from Guayaquil
- Private N340PW Cessna 340 from Guayaquil
The XXIX Ibero-American Summit in Cuenca represents a great challengeíor for aviationóEcuadorian civilian. Nevertheless, thanks to the implementationón of a special management planón of tráI'm theéreo, the authorities flewáit's Uticaán prepared to face this challenge and guarantee the ésuccess of the event that awaits the arrival of meás de 1200 people on different private flights, state and regular passengers that operate daily at this airport.
