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GYE · Guayaquil, Ecuador
--:--:-- · ECT (UTC-05:00) · 2.1574° S, 79.8836° W
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Ecuatorian airport serving Guayaquil
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 6056; ident SEGU; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
tagsa.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
GYE / SEGU
OurAirports ident
SEGU
GPS / local code
SEGU
ISO region
EC-G
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tagsa.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1422154
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 6:07 PM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--ECT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
ECT
America/Guayaquil · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.3 km
Approximate distance to central Guayaquil.
Country capital
Quito
Languages
Spanish
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
276,841 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,154 ft / 2,790 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1962
Owner / entity
Q1422154
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Guayaquil, Ecuador. Guayaquil's built-up core sits roughly 4.3 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00, ECT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE / SEGU) is at 2.1574° S, 79.8836° W, elevation 19 ft (6 m), serving Guayaquil, Ecuador.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Guayaquil is in Ecuador (capital Quito); on America/Guayaquil (ECT, UTC-05:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Guayaquil: 4 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for GYE.
Primary airport name
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE / SEGU)
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · Ecuatorian airport serving Guayaquil
Known label 1
Simon Bolivar International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for GYE, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
SEGU · SEGU · EC-G
tagsa.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
1. Guayaquil
guayaquil · 4.3 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 2,723,665 · city coordinates -2.1962, -79.8862
2. Eloy Alfaro
eloy-alfaro · 5.0 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 315,724 · city coordinates -2.1692, -79.8399
3. Yaguachi Nuevo
yaguachi-nuevo · 22 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 27,947 · city coordinates -2.0976, -79.6926
4. El Triunfo
el-triunfo · 27 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 32,282 · city coordinates -1.9333, -79.9667
5. Samborondón
samborondon · 28 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 24,118 · city coordinates -1.9607, -79.7257
6. Milagro
milagro · 32 km from GYE
Ecuador · America/Guayaquil · +0h · population 133,508 · city coordinates -2.1340, -79.5934
1. UIO SEQM
Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Quito
283 km from GYE · America/Guayaquil · +0h · elevation 7,841 ft (2,390 m) · airport coordinates -0.1254, -78.3543
2. CLO SKCL
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Cali
744 km from GYE · America/Bogota · +0h · elevation 3,162 ft (964 m) · airport coordinates 3.5427, -76.3819
3. MDE SKRG
Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Medellín
1050 km from GYE · America/Bogota · +0h · elevation 6,955 ft (2,120 m) · airport coordinates 6.1645, -75.4231
1. GYE-UIO
Quito · 283 km · 1h 11m
America/Guayaquil · +0h from GYE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. GYE-CLO
Cali · 744 km · 1h 46m
America/Bogota · +0h from GYE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. GYE-MDE
Medellín · 1050 km · 2h 10m
America/Bogota · +0h from GYE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,154 ft / 2,790 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for GYE.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. UIO SEQM
Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Quito · 283 km from GYE
large airport · America/Guayaquil · ecuador · 7,841 ft (2,390 m) · -0.1254, -78.3543
Source note 1
It is the second busiest airport in Ecuador.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GYE.
GYE sits in Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador), whose capital is Quito. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Americas, South America.
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: USD ($). GYE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
GYE is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Simon Bolivar International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Ecuatorian airport serving Guayaquil. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Wikidata airport entity: Q1422154 · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. Administrative area: Guayas Province. Named after: Simón Bolívar · José Joaquín de Olmedo
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is a near sea-level field at 19 ft (6 m), positioned at 2.1574° S, 79.8836° W in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,154 ft / 2,790 m. The airport clock uses America/Guayaquil (ECT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Guayaquil is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.3 km. UIO Quito is the closest retained airport alternative at 283 km.
GYE is compared with UIO Quito at 283 km inside the retained Ecuador airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
GYE-UIO Quito: 283 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. GYE-CLO Cali: 744 km, about 1h 46m, +0h. GYE-MDE Medellín: 1050 km, about 2h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident SEGU backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tagsa.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,154 ft / 2,790 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies GYE as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Guayaquil.
GYE (SEGU) is a near sea-level field at 19 ft (6 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
GYE sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
GYE's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,154 ft / 2,790 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for GYE is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tagsa.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
GYE uses America/Guayaquil (ECT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is about 4.3 km from central Guayaquil; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
UIO Quito is the closest retained alternate at 283 km, time difference +0h.
tagsa.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place GYE inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
GYE ranks #1 in the curated Ecuador airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
GYE shares America/Guayaquil with UIO Quito EC. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
GYE is 19 ft (6 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PBI 19 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · ADL 20 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · AEP 18 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta) · BOS 20 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · EWR 18 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
GYE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are UIO 283 km +0h · CLO 744 km +0h · MDE 1050 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | UIO | 283 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Cali | CLO | 744 km | 1h 46m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Medellín | MDE | 1050 km | 2h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
GYE to UIO
Distance 283 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone America/Guayaquil is +0h from GYE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GYE to CLO
Distance 744 km; estimated travel window 1h 46m; destination zone America/Bogota is +0h from GYE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GYE to MDE
Distance 1050 km; estimated travel window 2h 10m; destination zone America/Bogota is +0h from GYE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Guayaquil is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Guayaquil is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from GYE, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Guayaquil
guayaquil · 4.3 km · America/Guayaquil
Eloy Alfaro
eloy-alfaro · 5.0 km · America/Guayaquil
Yaguachi Nuevo
yaguachi-nuevo · 22 km · America/Guayaquil
El Triunfo
el-triunfo · 27 km · America/Guayaquil
Samborondón
samborondon · 28 km · America/Guayaquil
Milagro
milagro · 32 km · America/Guayaquil
Daule
daule · 35 km · America/Guayaquil
Naranjito
naranjito · 47 km · America/Guayaquil
Pedro Carbo
pedro-carbo · 54 km · America/Guayaquil
Babahoyo
babahoyo · 56 km · America/Guayaquil
Naranjal
naranjal · 65 km · America/Guayaquil
La Troncal
la-troncal · 67 km · America/Guayaquil
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Quito (UIO), Cali (CLO), Medellín (MDE). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from GYE. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mariscal Sucre International AirportUIO
Quito · large airport
Compare against UIO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCLO
Cali · large airport
Compare against CLO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMDE
Medellín · large airport
Compare against MDE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is in the America/Guayaquil timezone (UTC-05:00, ECT).
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport uses IATA code GYE and ICAO code SEGU.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is located in Guayaquil, Ecuador at coordinates 2.1574° S, 79.8836° W, with an elevation of 19 ft (6 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport sits roughly 4.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Guayaquil.
Quito (UIO) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 11m, destination timezone America/Guayaquil, and a +0h difference from GYE.
GYE's curated peers in Ecuador on this site include UIO Quito.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,154 ft / 2,790 m; identifiers include 03/21.
