Río Amazonas Airport

Río Amazonas Airport is an airport serving Shell Mera, a town in the of . The airport was established in 1937 by Royal Dutch Shell and abandoned in 1948.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ymmotrojam, Public domain.
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Airport serving Shell Mera, Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Areopuerto Rio Amazonas”, “PTZ”, “Río Amazonas”, “Rio Amazonas Airport”, “SESM”, and “Shell Mera”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shell and Mera.

Town
Photo: Ymmotrojam, Public domain.
is a city located on the western edge of the Amazon and in the eastern foothills of the . It is located about 94 miles southeast of , and roughly 4 miles west of the provincial capital, .

Town
Photo: DIOHER PAVAL, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the eastern foothills of the . It is also the name of the Canton in of which it is a part. It lends its name to Shell , a larger town 4 miles to the east. is situated 7 km northwest of Río Amazonas Airport.

Photo: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as El , is a city in the of . It is often overshadowed by the nearby tourist magnet of , but serves as an excellent base for trips to community-based tourism projects and jungle excursions.

Río Amazonas Airport

Latitude
-1.50408° or 1° 30′ 15″ south
Longitude
-78.06236° or 78° 3′ 45″ west
Elevation
1,043 metres (3,422 feet)
Operator
Mission Aviation Fellowship
IATA airport code
PTZ
ICAO airport code
SESM
Open location code
67C3FWWQ+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 960059959
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6300720
Wiki­data ID
Q3503090
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Río Amazonas Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Río Amazonas”
  • Cebuano: “Pastaza / Rio Amazonas”
  • Cebuano: “Pastaza/Rio Amazonas”
  • French: “Río Amazonas”
  • Indonesian: “PTZ”
  • Indonesian: “SESM”
  • Japanese: “リオ・アマソナス空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Rio Amazonas”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه ریو آمازونا”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه ریو امازونا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Rio Amazonas”
  • Quechua: “Amarumayu antanka pampa”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Rio Amazonas”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Río Amazonas”
  • Swedish: “Pastaza / Rio Amazonas”
  • Swedish: “Pastaza/Rio Amazonas”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи рею омозуно”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bellavista and Hoya del Pastaza.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia Católica San José de Shell and TERRENO MISION SHELL.

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