# Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR)

> Macará, EC · IATA: MRR · ICAO: SEMA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MRR` |
| ICAO | `SEMA` |
| City | Macará |
| Country | EC |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 460 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -4.37823, -79.94100 |

## Description

José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (IATA: MRR, ICAO: SEMA) in the Ecuadorian border town of Macará has been without commercial operations for roughly a decade, so it serves neither passengers nor freight. Local authorities put the cost of reactivating it at about one million US dollars, with hopes of domestic flights to Quito and cross-border services to Peru; no reopening has been confirmed. Its single runway 01/19 offers 1,080 metres of asphalt at 460 metres elevation and sits inside the built-up area, limiting it to light aircraft even if service resumed. No cargo handling facility, warehouse or air-freight customs post exists on site. Goods from the Macará canton and southern Loja province therefore travel by road to Catamayo (LOH) near Loja or onward to Guayaquil (GYE), Ecuador's principal cargo airport, with Quito (UIO) as an alternative. Trade with Peru crosses the La Tina road bridge and its border post, which is where transit times and clearance are actually decided.

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