Reales Tamarindos Airport

Summary

Reales Tamarindos Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Reales Tamarindos) (IATA: PVO, ICAO: SEPV) is a closed airport formerly serving Portoviejo, the capital of Manabí Province in Ecuador.

Reales Tamarindos Airport
Summary
Airport typeClosed
ServesPortoviejo, Ecuador
Elevation AMSL130 ft / 40 m
Coordinates01°02′29″S 80°28′19″W / 1.04139°S 80.47194°W / -1.04139; -80.47194
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PVO is located in Ecuador
PVO
PVO
Location of the airport in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Closed
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The nearest major airport to Portoviejo is Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta, 26 kilometres (16 mi) to the west.

Following the April 2016 earthquake, a tent settlement was set up on the closed runway to provide shelter for displaced households.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ Airport information for Portoviejo at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Portoviejo refugee camp
  3. ^ USAID Earthquake relief PDF

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