Global InformationJumandy Airport information
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (Ecuador) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tena | ||||||||||
| Location | Ahuano, Napo Province, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,234 ft / 376 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°03′35″S 77°35′00″W / 1.05972°S 77.58333°W | ||||||||||
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Source: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
Jumandy Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jumandy) (IATA: TNW, ICAO: SEJD) is an airport serving Tena, Napo Province, Ecuador. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Ahuano, and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tena. It replaces Tena's Mayor Galo de la Torre Airport, which closed in 2001.
Jumandy Airport takes its name from Jumandy, the great cacique (indigenous leader) of Napo who led a 1578 revolt against the Spanish.[3][4]
The airport was opened in 2011 to facilitate tourism to the Ecuadoran Amazon, in which Tena is located.[3] However, it had not been performing well and lost its only scheduled flight in January 2016. It is currently used by flying schools and general aviation.[5]
- ^ "SEJD - Ahuano/Jumandy Airport". SkyVector. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Airport information for Jumandy Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b López, Paola (17 June 2011). "Aeropuerto Jumandy está listo para iniciar operaciones". PP El Verdadero. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Uzendoski, Michael (2005). The Napo Runa of Amazonian Ecuador. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-252-03007-9.
- ^ "Tena, Ecuador sees only scheduled service end". Ch-aviation. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.