GYE · Guayaquil, Ecuador
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport.
--:--:-- · ECT (UTC-05:00) · 2.1574° S, 79.8836° W
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Ecuatorian airport serving Guayaquil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for GYE
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.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 6056; ident SEGU; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tagsa.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
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
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 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 Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
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.
Airport Snapshot
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.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for GYE.
Name and identity cues
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
Closest mapped city anchors
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
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
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
Route-time reference set
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.
Runway source evidence
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.
Same-country airport context
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
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the second busiest airport in Ecuador.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GYE.
Country and authority
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.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: USD ($). GYE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
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.
Reference description
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.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1422154 · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. Administrative area: Guayas Province. Named after: Simón Bolívar · José Joaquín de Olmedo
Field and clock profile
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.
City and airport alternatives
Guayaquil is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.3 km. UIO Quito is the closest retained airport alternative at 283 km.
Country airport peers
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.
Route geometry
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.
Source trail
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: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
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.
- It is the second busiest airport in Ecuador.
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.
Decision matrix for GYE
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.
When the clock matters
GYE uses America/Guayaquil (ECT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is about 4.3 km from central Guayaquil; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
UIO Quito is the closest retained alternate at 283 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
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.
How this airport compares nearby
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.
Country-rank position
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.
Same-zone airport cohort
GYE shares America/Guayaquil with UIO Quito EC. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
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).
Coordinate-neighbor check
GYE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are UIO 283 km +0h · CLO 744 km +0h · MDE 1050 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| 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
Quito
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
Cali
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
Medellín
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.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
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.
Nearby city time anchors
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
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eloy Alfaro
eloy-alfaro · 5.0 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yaguachi Nuevo
yaguachi-nuevo · 22 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
El Triunfo
el-triunfo · 27 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Samborondón
samborondon · 28 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Milagro
milagro · 32 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Daule
daule · 35 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Naranjito
naranjito · 47 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pedro Carbo
pedro-carbo · 54 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Babahoyo
babahoyo · 56 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Naranjal
naranjal · 65 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Troncal
la-troncal · 67 km · America/Guayaquil
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
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
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,154 ft / 2,790 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1962.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
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
- Distance
- 283 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 7,841 ft (2,390 m)
Compare against UIO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCLO
Cali · large airport
- Distance
- 744 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,162 ft (964 m)
Compare against CLO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jose Maria Córdova International AirportMDE
Medellín · large airport
- Distance
- 1050 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6,955 ft (2,120 m)
Compare against MDE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) in?▾
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is in the America/Guayaquil timezone (UTC-05:00, ECT).
What are the codes for José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport?▾
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport uses IATA code GYE and ICAO code SEGU.
Where is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport located?▾
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).
How far is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport from central Guayaquil?▾
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport sits roughly 4.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Guayaquil.
Which route reference is most useful from GYE?▾
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.
What other airports in Ecuador are close peers to GYE?▾
GYE's curated peers in Ecuador on this site include UIO Quito.
How many runways does José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport have?▾
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.