Mariscal Sucre International Airport (IATA airport code: UIO) serves as the city's principal airport for passenger travel and freight. Its runway is 3120 metres long and is capable of handling many large aircrafts. The main terminal is located on Avenue Amazonas. The airport is located 10 kilometres north of the city's centre, within driving distance to the main business center. Due to tall buildings and fog at night, landing from the south is not as easy as many airports. Its domestic flights go to Guayaquil, Cuenca, Lago Agrio, Coca, Tarapoa, Esmeraldas, Manta, Portoviejo, Macas, Tulcán and many others. Flights to the Galápagos Islands are reached via Guayaquil. Several international airlines have offices in Quito, most of them are around Avenue Amazonas. The airport has international connections with Madrid, Amsterdam, Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Lima, Santiago, Panama City, San José, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and many others. The construction of a new airport in the rural parish of Tababela, in the adjacent valley outside the city limits, began in 2006 and will be finished by 2010. The Mariscal Sucre International Airport will become then a big park.
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