Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport

Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (SETU) is a medium airport in Tulcán, Ecuador. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code SETU or IATA code TUA. It sits in South America.

Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport sits at 9,649 ft above sea level. At this elevation, density-altitude effects are significant year-round. Operators should plan for reduced engine performance and longer takeoff rolls on warm days, and many flight departments require runway-analysis software for departures.

Local operations run on America/Guayaquil. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for SETU updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare SETU against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport is a high elevation airport serving Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province of Ecuador.