The runway of Cuenca's Mariscal La Mar Airport will undergo maintenance, requiring temporary closures on weekends. The Cuenca Airport Corporation (CORPAC) has scheduled the works to minimize disruptions.

The first closure will take place from November 29 to December 1, 2024, with subsequent closures as follows:

December 6 to December 8, 2024

December 13 to December 15, 2024

December 20 to December 22, 2024

December 27 to December 29, 2024

January 1 to January 5, 2025

January 10 to January 12, 2025

January 17 to January 19, 2025

January 24 to January 26, 2025

Closure Hours:

Fridays at 11:00 PM

Reopening on Sundays at 6:00 PM

CORPAC has coordinated these dates with airlines to avoid inconveniences for flights and passengers.

The 1.9 km long runway of Cuenca's airport was scheduled to be closed for maintenance and improvements in September and October this year. Due to contracting problems, this closure will be postponed until at least 2025. The municipality will ask contractors to make new bids.

Runway extension

Corpac, the municipal company that manages the airport, is analyzing an extension of the runway towards the northern head, which overlooks the Milchichig area. Studies are needed to carry out this expansion.