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Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana

The C295M superseded the venerable BAe748s.

Simon Grigor

Escuadrón de Combate 2312 operates the A-29B from Manta and Lago Agrio in the counter-insurgency role.

Simon Grigor

Base Aérea Eloy Alfaro, Manta (SEMT)
RWY 06/24 POS 00°56'46"S 080°40'44"W ELEV 44 ft Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Transportes No.11	Escuadrón de Transporte 1112	C295M	Pegasos

Ala de Combate No.23	Escuadrón de Combate 2313	A-29B	Halcones

Esc1112 will most likely be renamed. The traditions of Esc2313 were taken over from Esc2312 after the A-29B superseded the Strikemasters.

Base Aérea Lago Agrio (SENL)
RWY 05/23, HEL POS 00°05'33"N 076°52'10"W ELEV 982 ft Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Combate No.31	Escuadrón de Combate 2313	A-29B	Halcones

The mainstay of the FAE helicopter fleet still is the Bell 206/TH-57.

Simon Grigor

FAE used the Dhruv for a couple of years but switched to the more reliable H145M.

Dietmar Fenners

Base Aérea Simon Bolivar, Guayaquil (SEGU)
RWY 03/21, HEL POS 02°09'29"S 079°53'02"W ELEV 15 ft Airfield Guide Show Reports Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Combate No.22	Escuadrón de Combate 2211	CeT206H H145M PA-34 SA319B	Cobras

	Escuadrón de Combate 2212	AW119Ke Bell 206B-3 TH-57A	Lobos

Base Aérea Taura, Taura (SETA)
RWY 02/20 POS 02°15'39"S 079°40'49"W ELEV 34 ft Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Combate No.21	Escuadrón de Combate 2112	Cheetah B/C	Cobras

	Escuadrón de Combate 2113	H145M	Arpías

Escuadrón 2113, the former Kfir unit, was reactivated March 2022 to operate the H145M.

Ecuador obtained twelve Cheetahs from South Africa to replace the Mirages and Kfirs.

Simon Grigor

Most likely Ecuadorian aircraft to encounter is this VVIP ERJ135BJ FAE-051.

Simon Grigor

Base Aérea Ulpiano Paez, Salinas (SESA)
RWY 08/26, 13/31 POS 02°12'18"S 080°59'20"W ELEV 13 ft Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación 'Cosme Renella'	Escuadrón de Entrenamiento Aéreo 2411	CeA150L CeTU206G DA20C1 G120TP	Linces

Latacunga (SELT) Cotopaxi Intl
RWY 18/36 POS 00°54'25"S 078°36'57"W ELEV 9191 ft Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Transportes No.11	Escuadrón de Transporte Pesado 1111	B727-134 B737-236(A) G-IISP L-100-30	Condor

	Escuadrón de Transporte 1113	DHC-6-300	Twin Otter

Ala de Investigación y Desarrollo No.12		overhaul and modifications for Mirage and Kfir

Ecuador uses the Diamond 20 for basic flight training.

Simon Grigor

Eight G120TP were delivered in 2021/22 to replace the T-34.

Ian French

Quito/Mariscal Sucre Intl (SEQM)
RWY 18/36 POS 00°07'27"S 078°21'16"W ELEV 7910 ft Show Reports Google Maps
Ala	Escuadrón	Aircraft Type(s)	Name	Badge
Ala de Transportes No.11	Escuadrón de Transporte 1114	ERJ135BJ Falcon 7X	Sabreliner

Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Ecuatorianos (TAME)		A319-132 A320-233 B727-200 ERJ170-100LR ERJ190-100LR

Moved to the new Quito-Mariscal Sucre airport (SEQM) in 2013.

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