Seymour Airport

Seymour Airport is an airport serving the island of Baltra, one of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.FacilitiesThe airport became the world’s first "green" airport in December 2012.The new terminal, which consists of recycled steel tubes taken from oil drilling operations in the Amazon, is spread over 6,000 square meters and required an investment of just over $24 million. The new complex will use clean, renewable technologies such as solar energy, wind farms, and seawater desalination, among other environmental innovations.According to ECOGAL, the company that operates the terminal, construction of the new airport took into account the surrounding environment and sought to make a minimal impact on the ecosystem. The project was announced in 2008, with construction commencing in 2012. The purpose of the redevelopment from the outset was to create the world’s first ecological airport. ECOGAL was awarded a 15-year concession to administer and operate the airport.The Galapagos non-directional beacon (Ident: GLS) is located 1.0nmi off the approach threshold of Runway 14. The Galapagos VOR-DME (Ident: GLV) is located on the field.HistoryDuring World War II, the airport (known as Seymour Island Airfield) was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline and the Panama Canal against Japanese submarines. The first American personnel arrived on 9 April 1942. Military flying units assigned to the airport were: