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• Photo Date: Jun 14, 2015
• Uploaded: Jun 17, 2021
• Ibarra Atahualpa (closed) - SEIB, Ecuador

View of the control tower of the, now closed, Atahualpa Airport and converted into Ciudad Blanca Park. This airport was inaugurated in 1958, it consisted of an asphalt runway (20/02) with 1.935 meters. This aerodrome served the city of Ibarra, Imbabura province in the North of Ecuador. Tame and general aviation aircraft operated there, such as the Icaro Learn 2 Fly school aircraft (part of the Ecuadorian airline Icaro) and some ultralight aircraft. On its last years of operation, it had military traffic. Finally, in 2011, the Atahualpa airport was closed and the new Ciudad Blanca Park began to be built. The control tower is still standing with some aesthetic changes, the most notorious is the logo of "Ecuador Loves Life".

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FIRST picture on the web of the Control Tower of Atahualpa's Airport, in Ibarra city

David Larenas SEIB

1,847 2 0 Airport

FIRST picture on the web of the Atahualpa's Airport of Ibarra city

David Larenas SEIB

2,973 2 0 Airport

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View of the control tower of the, now closed, Atahualpa Airport and converted into Ciudad Blanca Park

Diogo da Conceicao SEIB

598 9 0 Airport

Initial climb from a winch method takeoff

David Davalos HC-U047

5,600 3 0 Schleicher Ka-7 Rhönadler

Very short final

David Davalos HC-U047

3,350 3 0 Schleicher Ka-7 Rhönadler

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Arriving from Nirsa (SENX) late in the afternoon wearing its new blue color scheme

Diogo da Conceição HC-CPG

197 17 2 Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100

Bahamasair at Quito?? No, it's the newest unexpected member for Aeroregional that will transport ecuadorian soccer teams abroad, since HC-CYA will not do this

Diogo da Conceição N7358C

794 31 0 Boeing 737-5H6

WELCOME HOME FAE898!! A great historic moment in ecuadorian aviation!!! After its delivery was postponed on more than one occasion for a period of at least 5 months, it finally arrived to Cotopaxi AFB

Diogo da Conceição FAE-898

883 38 2 Lockheed C-130H Hercules