# Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS)

> Macas, EC · IATA: XMS · ICAO: SEMC · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `XMS` |
| ICAO | `SEMC` |
| City | Macas |
| Country | EC |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1052 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -2.29917, -78.12080 |

## Description

A 2,500 by 30 metre asphalt runway — unusually generous for the Amazon fringe — is the defining asset of Coronel Edmundo Carvajal Airport (IATA: XMS, ICAO: SEMC) at Macas, capital of Ecuador's Morona Santiago province. The airport, run by the civil aviation authority DGAC, currently has no regular commercial scheduled service; its activity consists of cargo and charter flights by small local operators such as Aero Morona, Aerokashurco, Aerosangay, Aeromacas and Amazonía Verde, amounting to some 800 to 1,000 movements a month. Despite that freight activity, there is no cargo terminal, no cold storage and no customs office for international consignments. What moves here is general cargo, food, building materials, fuel and relief supplies for settlements without road access, often relayed onward to short jungle strips. Exporters from Morona Santiago clear customs and load at Quito (UIO) or Guayaquil (GYE), reached by truck over the Andean roads towards Cuenca and Riobamba. For forwarders, XMS is the last mile of Amazon logistics rather than a freight gateway.

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