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