General Ulpiano Paez Airport

For the airport in Salinas, California, see Salinas Municipal Airport.

For the airport in Salinas, Brazil, see Salinas Airport (Brazil).

General Ulpiano Paez Airport (IATA: SNC, ICAO: SESA) 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.

General Ulpiano Paez Airport Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Paez
IATA: SNC ICAO: SESA
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Location	Salinas, Ecuador
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	02°12′20″S 80°59′20″W
Map
SNC Location of airport in Ecuador
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,630 8,629 Asphalt 08/26 1,130 3,707 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Salinas non-directional beacon (Ident: SLS) and VOR-DME (Ident: SAV) are located on the field.^[4][5]

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)^[6][7][8]

See also

• Transport in Ecuador
• List of airports in Ecuador

References

1. Airport information for SESA^[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Airport information for Salinas at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - Salinas
4. Salinas NDB
5. Salinas VOR
6.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
7. Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
8. Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Salinas
• OurAirports - Salinas
• SkyVector - Salinas
• FallingRain - Salinas Airport
• Accident history for SNC at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SESA at NOAA/NWS