Jumandy Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Jumandy) is an airport serving

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. It is west of the village of Ahuano, and about from Tena. It replaces Tena's

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, which closed in 2001. Jumandy Airport takes its name from Jumandy, the great

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(indigenous leader) of Napo who led a 1578 revolt against the

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"Aeropuerto Jumandy está listo para iniciar operaciones"
''PP El Verdadero''. Retrieved 2 February 2016. The airport was opened in 2011 to facilitate tourism to the Ecuadoran

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, in which Tena is located. However, it had not been performing well and lost its only scheduled flight in January 2016. It is currently used by flying schools and

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."Tena, Ecuador sees only scheduled service end"
''Ch-aviation''. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

History

Jumandy Airport was constructed well outside Tena near the village of Ahuano. It was built by ''Consorcio Tena'' (Tena Consortium) at a cost of more than

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40 million. After two years of work, the airport was inaugurated on 29 April 2011 by President

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."Aerolínea comercial suspende operaciones en el aeropuerto con la tercera pista más grande del país"
''Ecuavisa''. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016. On 5 June 2012,

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commenced thrice weekly

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– Macas–Tena–Quito service. Flights were operated using

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aircraft. However, as early as 2013, the airline was suffering from low passenger loads on the route. Reasons included the distance between Tena and Jumandy Airport and the good quality of roads to Tena, which allow for fast, cheap transport by car or bus to the city.Argoti, Carmita and Macas, Freddy (3 June 2013)
"Vuelos con 5 pasajeros en Tena; y en El Oro único destino es Quito"
''El Universo''. Retrieved 2 February 2016. On 11 January 2016,

ended its flights to Tena, leaving Jumandy Airport without scheduled service. The airline had been losing US$1.2 million annually on the route. After a caricaturist labeled the airport a

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, President Correa announced the airport would not be closed, but rather converted into an

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for the

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. In addition, the

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will relocate to Jumandy from Río Amazonas Airport in

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Facilities

The runway at Jumandy Airport measures , making it the fourth longest runway in the country, behind the runways at

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and Latacunga airports. It can handle aircraft as large as the

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. The

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occupies . The Jumandy

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(Ident: JUV) and

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(Ident: JUV, JUM, or TNB, approach dependent) are located on the field. The passenger terminal can handle up to 150 passengers, while the VIP terminal has a capacity of 30 persons. In addition, the airport fuel tanks can hold up to 22,000 gallons.

References

External links

OurAirports - JumandyOpenStreetMap - Jumandy
* * {{authority control Airports in Ecuador Airports established in 2011 Airports in Napo Province

History

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