# General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC)

> Salinas, EC · IATA: SNC · ICAO: SESA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SNC` |
| ICAO | `SESA` |
| City | Salinas |
| Country | EC |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -2.21006, -80.98507 |

## Description

Sharing one runway with the Ecuadorian Air Force, General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC / SESA) sits about three kilometres from the centre of the beach town of Salinas on the Santa Elena peninsula. Scheduled commercial service here is at best seasonal and is not currently documented as continuous, rising and falling with the holiday trade and military use. There is no cargo facility, bonded warehouse or air-freight handling agent on site. Exports from the peninsula — tuna, shrimp and other perishables — are therefore consolidated at Guayaquil's José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport (GYE) roughly two hours east by road, Ecuador's main freight gateway alongside Quito (UIO). For shippers, SNC is a passenger and general-aviation strip rather than a cargo address.

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