<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-center">History Colonel Carlos Concha Torres Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was established on 25 March 1940, upon the upgrading of the runway. It was originally named in honor of Jos&eacute; Enrique Rivadeneira, an inspector general of the Ecuadorian navy who died in a 1939 plane crash.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The Ecuadorian government renovated the airport in 2014 as part of a plan to modernise the country's airports and attract more tourists and businesses to Ecuador. It also held a contest in which the people of Esmeraldas voted on a new namesake. Carlos Concha Torres (as), an army commander who led a war against President Le&oacute;nidas Plaza in the 1910s, received the most votes.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Facilities Colonel Carlos Concha Torres Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The newly constructed passenger terminal was inaugurated on 14 January 2014 by President Rafael Correa. The terminal has a capacity for 275 passengers and can handle 250,000 per year.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A new apron and air traffic control tower were also built, and the runway was lengthened by 200 meters (660 ft.) Additional work was completed on taxiways, fuel plant, and other facilities. The construction work cost over US$45 million and lasted 17 months. The Esmeraldas VOR-DME (Ident: ESV) and non-directional beacon (Ident: ESM) are located on the field.</p>
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