We review the different problems that the passenger terminal of the airport currently has. Manta International Airport, that continue to accumulate.
The Manta Airport has a brand new terminal inaugurated for the second time on 5 from December to 2022, a new infrastructure, modern, cófashion and above all, much better than the previous terminal destroyed in the earthquake of 2016 and that the provisional that operatesó afterés of that event.
This new terminal allowedó the increase in sun frequencieséstatic and alsoén, the arrival at the end, of international flights Copa Airlines from Panama Cityá. A nice and functional work, but it has many problems, some new, others are several months ago, but at least solutionó already fueling Jet A1.
Problems at Manta Airport
With the aim of creating knowledge in society in general about these problems, so that they can be reviewed and fixed to así avoid any problems that affect aeron developmentáutico in this airport, list to continueón the different problems found in Manta.
For instance, before going into details, the secondary radar, surveillance system and en route, and the anemótrack meter 24 are out of service, which compromises the operationón. Spaghettién, there are limitations in the instrument landing system: The ILS of the runway 24 opera úFor ground checks only, which restricts meteorological conditionsólogics in which landings can be made.
This is not everything, the Manta International Airport (DISTRICT) Eastá currently experiencing several operational issues due to pending maintenance or failures. These drawbacks areán affecting various airport systems, including:
- Systema SSR (Secondary Surveillance Radar): Temporarily out of service.
- The inoperability of the SSR systems has generated that the operationón is carried out by instrumental and estimated procedures.
- let's goómetro: Out of service on the track 24.
- ILS (Instrument Landing System) for the track 24: Operating only to verify usón on land, pending verificationón in flight.
- Horario de operationón is no longer 24 hours: since and 27 October to 4 of November (can be extended) the airport operateá úonly between 06:00 am y 10:00 pm.
Until now, regular flights have not been affected, but yesí creates difficulty in the operationón of the aerosolsíI think I won't be able toán count on the Manta Airport as alternate, during idle hours, in its operations as was currently being considered and in case of bad weather, the operationócan'títo be compromised as their equipment is degraded.
NOTE
Specíficaly, The NOTAMs for these cases that some come renewedáleaving several months ago, are the following:
A2197/24 NOTAMN
Q)SEFG/QCSAS/I/B/AE/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2410281722 C)2411051700 EAST
E)SSR U/S
A2193/24 NOTAMR A2165/24
Q)SEFG/QSPXX/IV/BO/AE/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2410281208 C)2411041200 EAST
E)SER APP BY PROCEDURES
A2189/24 NOTAMR A2143/24
Q)SEFG/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2410271822 C)2411041100 EAST
D)DLY 1100-0300
E)AP HR SEER
A1999/24 NOTAMN
Q)SEFG/QXXAS/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2410161631 C)2411161900 EAST
E)ICE ANEMOMETER 24 U/S
A1807/24 NOTAMR A1118/24
Q)SEFG/QIGAS/I/NBO/A/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2409301640 C)2412301900 EAST
E)RWY 24 ILS GP U/S
A1540/24 NOTAMN
Q)SEFG/QISAG/I/BO/A/000/999/0057S08041W005
A)CITY B)2408301942 C)2411212300 EAST
E)ILS CAT I FREQ 110.1 MHZ RWY 24 OPR BUT GND CK ONLY, AWAITING FLTCK
We hope for a prompt commissioning of the aircraftóDGAC laboratory that allows us to solve some of these problems, and of course, of the demás note tooén.
