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Eloy Alfaro International airport in Manta (Ecuador)
Eloy Alfaro International airport is located near Manta, with El Arroyo at 3mi↑, Manta at 4mi↑, Tarqui at 4mi↑, Montecristi at 7mi↑, Rocafuerte at 17mi↑, Portoviejo at 17mi↑, Jipijapa at 28mi↑, Santa Ana at 28mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Ecuador and Southernmost airports in Ecuador
→ See also airports in Ecuador
aerial view of Eloy Alfaro International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SEMT
- IATA code : MEC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 15 m = 49ft
→ See also Highest airports in Ecuador and Lowest airports in Ecuador
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2860m = 9383ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Ecuador
Coming to Eloy Alfaro International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
By plane :
- Eloy Alfaro International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Jipijapa airport at 4mi : book on Trip.com
- Reales Tamarindos airport at 16mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Eloy Alfaro International airport SEMT MEC
METAR for Eloy Alfaro International airport SEMT MEC
METAR SEMT 170400Z 18014KT CAVOK 26/22 Q1008 RMK A2979
Decoded METAR for Eloy Alfaro International airport SEMT MEC
METAR issued by SEMT on Friday, July 17, 2026 at 04:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 40 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.77inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 180°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Eloy Alfaro International airport SEMT MEC
TAF SEMT 162320Z 1700/1724 19009KT 9999 SCT023 BECMG 1704/1706 BKN020 BECMG 1715/1717 27010KT SCT023 TX32/1720Z TN25/1710Z
Decoded TAF for Eloy Alfaro International airport SEMT MEC
TAF issued by SEMT on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 23:22 UTC, issued 7 hours and 18 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, July 16, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, July 17, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
wind 9kt = 17km/h direction is 190° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at
from Friday, July 17, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Friday, July 17, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
becoming
wind 9kt = 17km/h direction is 190° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Friday, July 17, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, July 17, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
becoming
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 270° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at
NOTAM for Eloy Alfaro International airport
Around Eloy Alfaro International airport in Manta (Ecuador)
near
- Hotels in El Arroyo
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2847mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2912mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5649mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5696mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5696mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 5697mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 5697mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 5697mi↑
- San Sebastian at 5697mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 5714mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5714mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5714mi↑
- for Eloy Alfaro International airport at 0mi↑
- for La Fabril airport at 4mi↑
- for Jipijapa airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Eloy Alfaro International airport in Manta (Ecuador)
- La Fabril heliport ( SE04) at 4mi↑
- Jipijapa airport (SEJI JIP ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Reales Tamarindos airport (SEPV PVO ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Luz de Mar heliport (SEZD ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
- Los Perales airport (SESV BHA ) at 30mi↑NOTAM
- Chone airport (SECH ) at 44mi↑NOTAM
- Guale airport (SEGE ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Jama airport (SEJM ) at 59mi↑NOTAM
- Pedro Carbo airport (SEPB ) at 67mi↑NOTAM
- Ayangue airport (SEAY ) at 71mi↑NOTAM
- Coaque airport (SECQ ) at 77mi↑NOTAM
- Vinces airport ( SE10) at 80mi↑
- Pedernales airport (SEPD ) at 82mi↑NOTAM
- Buena Fe airport (SEBF ) at 83mi↑defunct airport
- Mar Abierto airport (SEAB ) at 84mi↑NOTAM
- Quevedo airport (SEQE ) at 84mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Ecuador
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
