Thread: Update. New UIO airport scheduled for Feburary 20th, 2013

I just landed back to ATL from UIO and the latest is the New Quito International Airport now wrapping construction, will encompass an area of 1,500 hectares or 3,700 acres - 10 times the present airport - have a lower altitude, a 4,100 meter runway with ATC & CAT1 clearance, 700 spaces, will accommodate over 4 million passengers annually, and have a large runway with two taxiways, able to handle 44 operations/hr. Its passenger terminal at 38,000 square meters is to have 7 boarding gates with 20 aircraft spaces; 50 airline counter; and room for expansion. Mariscal Sucre Airport ceases operations the day before and will be dismantled and turned over for public or private land development which will likely be a city park. www.aeropuertoquito.aero