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General Ulpiano Paez Airport

General Ulpiano Paez Airport

Airport in Salinas, Ecuador

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.

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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:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Airport information for SESA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. [2]
    Airport information for Salinas at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. [3]
    Google Maps - Salinas
  4. [4]
    Salinas NDB
  5. [5]
    Salinas VOR
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    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  7. [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. [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.

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