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GUAYAQUIL
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Mention: Construction of the new international air-
port of Quito
Source. Quiport
NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF QUITO
Comfort, Safety and Efficiency
The New Quito International Airport is being built
with the most advanced construction techniques,
while at the same time taking care of every detail to
provide Quito with a modern, comfortable, safe and
efficient airport. Its location and characteristics will
help turn the city into an excellent meeting point to
connect with more destinations in Latin America and
around the world.
In order to cover the ever increasing needs of the city
and the country, the airport is planned to extend its
infrastructure and operating capacity, in line with the
increase of passengers and cargo traffic.
Corporación Quiport builds this great infrastructure
project respecting the highest international stand-
ards of environmental protection. As a result, the
project of the New Quito International Airport was
honored with the 2009 Best Practice on Environ-
mental Sustainability in the Americas by CIFAL – a
United Nations Training Center and the Americas
2009 Award for Environmental Sustainability Leader-
ship by the Organization of American States (OAS).
The airport has the longest runway in America
The 4,100 meter long runway and its location 400
meters below the current runway at the Mariscal
Sucre, will improve take-off performance with more
payload and fuel capacity, avoiding refueling stopo-
vers and long-haul flights.
Airport facilities fully comply with the standards of
the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).
Minimum landing approach parameters will be lower
than those established for the Mariscal Sucre, thus
guaranteeing safer operations.
Earthquake resistant Passenger Terminal
The 38,000 m2 terminal building is designed to provide
an unequaled experience to airport users. Passengers
will find a variety of exclusive quality products and ser-
vices in comfortable surroundings, with first class service.
Fire and high-intensity earthquake resistant materials
were used together with the best construction tech-
niques.
Detail of the terminals, new airport of Quito
Control Tower
The 41 meter high control tower at the New Quito
Airport will be the highest in South America. It will
be equipped with state-of-the-art traffic control tech-
nology.
Integrated Cargo Facilities
42,000 m2 will be used to develop an efficient cargo
area. The projected facilities will allow direct cross-
docking of trucks to cold rooms and from there to
the aircrafts that will transport products around the
world.
With round the clock operations, exporters will op-
timize time and program more convenient arrival
times for their shipments.
RAILWAY REHABILITATION
The Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos (EFE) (Ec-
uadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of
Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect
the Pacific coast with theAndean highlands. After many
decades of service, the railway was severely damaged
by the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 and general neglect. In
2008 only 10 percent of the 600 miles railway network
was open. The president Rafael Correa named the rail-
road a “national cultural patrimony” and indicated that
it would be restored. The government of Ecuador has
started to rehabilitate the railway and plans to have full
service between Guayaquil and Quito by 2012
The Rehabilitation of the Ecuadorian Railway System
constitutes one of the most visionary projects of the Ec-
uadorian State, which final result will be returning the
country the most beautiful train of Latin America, which
involves an important work of engineering and the so-
ciability of the new Company of Ecuadorian Railroads
with a tourist - patrimonial mission, in other words,
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