Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport

Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is a high elevation airport serving Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province of Ecuador.The Ipiales VOR-DME (Ident: IPI) is located 3.18nmi northeast of the airport, across the border in Colombia. The Tulcan non-directional beacon (Ident: TLC) is located 0.86nmi off the approach end of Runway 24. There is rising terrain in all quadrants.Accidents and incidentsTAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, en route from Quito, Ecuador, crashed into the side of the Cumbal Volcano, nearby Teniente Airport on 28 January 2002. There were no survivors of the 87 passengers and 7 crew on board. The crash was caused by the aircraft's pilot flying at an inappropriate speed for approach, which caused it to go off-course from the airport and crash into the volcano. This was one of the deadliest incidents involving TAME after a Boeing 737-200 on a similar route crashed killing all 117 on board.