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Quito passenger traffic shows healthy recovery in 2022 and approaches pre-pandemic numbers
4.3 million passengers were transported through Mariscal Sucre airport in 2022.Currently, the capital is the best connected city in the country with 14 direct international and 8 domestic destinations.
direct international and 8 domestic destinations.Passenger traffic at Quito's Mariscal Sucre International
Mariscal Sucre de Quito registered a healthy recovery in 2022, reaching 4.3 million passengers carried on domestic and international flights, in arrivals and departures. Thus, compared to 2019 traffic -before the covid-19 pandemic-, which was more than 5 million passengers, the recovery is 86.4%.
Currently, 15 passenger airlines connect Quito directly to 14 international destinations and 8 destinations within Ecuador, making the city the best connected in the country by air.
By 2023 it is expected to reach the passenger traffic of 2019 and, from there, resume the growth path.
In terms of cargo, the figures for 2022 are even more encouraging. Between January and December, 290,677 metric tons of cargo were transported, setting an absolute record for the Mariscal Sucre airport. Of this volume, 239,109 metric tons corresponded to export cargo, also a record in that category.
When comparing the 2022 cargo figures with those of 2019, we can see that there has been a 19.4% growth in total cargo transported, while in export cargo the growth is 17.9%.
Cargo has become one of the main strengths of the airport, which is among the best in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest cargo handling volume.
