Airport guide
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo AirportIATA code GYE
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport (GYE/SEGU) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Guayaquil, Ecuador in South America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Codes
- GYE · SEGU
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Region
- South America
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport (GYE/SEGU) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Guayaquil, Ecuador in South America. Operating on America/Guayaquil local time at coordinates -2.140°, -79.880°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport (GYE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Guayaquil, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport details
- IATA code
- GYE
- ICAO code
- SEGU
- City
- Guayaquil
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates
- -2.157°, -79.884°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport’s own pages.
GYE airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 3.75 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing s23.q4cdn.com (opens in a new tab)
- Named after
- Simón Bolívar, José Joaquín de Olmedo
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- General Ulpiano Paez International Airport SNC · 123 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at GYE
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 03/21: 2,790 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,790 m9,154 ft | 46 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from GYE
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from GYE in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from GYE to 11 destinations in 7 countries, on 5 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- AVAvianca6 destinations
- LALATAM Airlines2 destinations
- CMCopa Airlines1 destination
- IBIberia1 destination
- B6jetBlue1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Ecuador (3)
- Galapagos Islands, Quito, San Cristobal
- United States (3)
- Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New York
- Chile (1)
- Santiago
- Colombia (1)
- Medellin
- Panama (1)
- Panama City
- Peru (1)
- Lima
- Spain (1)
- Madrid
Check schedules with the airline or Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport before you book.
Routes from GYE
Originfacts does not track any routes from GYE yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where GYE is
3.6 km north
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport lies 3.6 km north of Guayaquil city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at GYE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Guayaquil, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:tagsa.aero (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at GYE, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -2.14°, -79.88° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: September (average high 38°C). Coolest: March (31°C high, 23°C low). Wettest: February (236 mm); driest: August (3 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°C | 23°C | 146 mm | |
| Feb | 32°C | 24°C | 236 mm | |
| Mar | 31°C | 23°C | 230 mm | |
| Apr | 33°C | 23°C | 161 mm | |
| May | 34°C | 23°C | 48 mm | |
| Jun | 35°C | 22°C | 30 mm | |
| Jul | 37°C | 22°C | 10 mm | |
| Aug | 37°C | 21°C | 3 mm | |
| Sep | 38°C | 22°C | 4 mm | |
| Oct | 37°C | 22°C | 10 mm | |
| Nov | 36°C | 22°C | 10 mm | |
| Dec | 36°C | 23°C | 40 mm |
Airports near Guayaquil
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- SalinasGeneral Ulpiano Paez AirportSNC122 km
- CuencaMariscal Lamar International AirportCUE129 km
- Santa RosaCoronel Artilleria Victor Larrea AirportETR146 km
- MantaManta AirportMEC159 km
- TumbesCapitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez AirportTBP170 km
- LatacungaCotapaxi International AirportLTX198 km
- LojaCiudad de Catamayo AirportLOH213 km
- QuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportUIO270 km
- TalaraCaptain FAP Victor Montes Arias AirportTYL309 km
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport: common questions
Where is Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport?
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport serves Guayaquil, Ecuador. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -2.157°, -79.884°.
What are the airport codes for Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport?
The IATA code is GYE and the ICAO code is SEGU.
What time zone is GYE in?
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport is in the America/Guayaquil time zone.
What is the official website of Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport?
The airport’s official website is tagsa.aero. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at GYE: 03/21 (2,790 m (9,154 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from GYE?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from GYE to 11 destinations in 7 countries, the most in Ecuador (3) and United States (3). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1962 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport?
Wikidata records 3.75 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is GYE from Guayaquil city centre?
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport is about 3.6 km north of Guayaquil city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the weather like at GYE through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at September (average high 38°C, low 22°C) and the coolest at March (31°C / 23°C); February is the wettest (236 mm) and August the driest (3 mm).
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1422154 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)