Río Amazonas Airport
Airport serving Shell Mera, Ecuador
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Río Amazonas Airport (IATA: PTZ, ICAO: SESM) is an airport serving Shell Mera, a town in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador. The airport was established in 1937 by Royal Dutch Shell and abandoned in 1948. In 1949 the Mission Aviation Fellowship, a Christian missionary group, established themselves in the area and used the airport as their main base.
AirporttypePublic
OwnerEcuadorian Military
OperatorMission Aviation Fellowship
LocationShell Mera, Ecuador
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ecuadorian Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mission Aviation Fellowship | ||||||||||
| Location | Shell Mera, Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,465 ft (1,056 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°30′19″S 78°03′46″W | ||||||||||
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Accidents and incidents
In March 2016, a military plane taking off from Amazonas Airport crashed in Pastaza province, killing all 22 soldiers aboard.[2][3][4]
