General Ulpiano Paez Airport Explained
| General Ulpiano Paez Airport |
| Iata: | SNC |
| Icao: | SESA |
| Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Ecuador |
| Pushpin Label: | SNC |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | Public/Military |
| Location: | Salinas, Ecuador |
| Elevation-F: | 20 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2630 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 08/26 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1130 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Source: WAD[1] GCM Google Maps[2] |
General Ulpiano Paez Airport is a public/military joint-use airport serving the coastal city of Salinas, in the Santa Elena Province of Ecuador. The city and airport are on a peninsula extending into the Pacific Ocean.
The Salinas non-directional beacon (Ident: SLS) and VOR-DME (Ident: SAV) are located on the field.[3] [4]
History
During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines. Flying units assigned to the airfield were:
- 25th Bombardment Squadron (Panama Canal Department), 21 January 1942 – 22 May 1943, (B-24 Liberator)
- 3d Bombardment Squadron (6th Bombardment Group), 23 May-11 June 1943, (B-17 Flying Fortress)
- 51st Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group) December 1942-March 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)[5] [6]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- https://www.google.com/maps/@-2.2080388,-80.9835681,3342m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Salinas
- http://ourairports.com/navaids/SLS/Salinas_NDB_EC/#lat=-2.2005600929260254,lon=-80.98919677734375,zoom=10,type=Satellite Salinas NDB
- http://ourairports.com/navaids/SAV/Salinas_VOR-DME_EC/#lat=-2.219719886779785,lon=-80.97329711914062,zoom=10,type=Satellite Salinas VOR
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
- Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.
