Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport
Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport
Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos Seymour) (IATA: GPS, ICAO: SEGS) is an airport serving the island of Baltra, one of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.
Location
0.454°S, 90.266°O · 63 m s. n. m. (207 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
During World War II, the airport (then 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: 52d Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group), 5 June-1 December 1942 (P-40 Warhawk) 51st Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group, later XXVI Fighter Command) 9 December 1942 – 4 March 1944 (P-40 Warhawk) Detachments stationed at Salinas Afld, Ecuador, and Talara Afld, Peru, December 1942-March 1943 3d Bombardment Squadron (6th Bombardment Group) 4 May 1942 – 12 March 1943 (LB-30 (B-24A) Liberator) 29th Bombardment Squadron (6th Bombardment Group) 13 May 1943 – 10 April 1944; 26 April–October 1945 (B-24 Liberator) 45th Bombardment Squadron (40th Bombardment Group) 18 February-22 May 1943 (LB-30 (B-24A) Liberator) 74th Bombardment Squadron (VI Bomber Command) 21 August 1944 – 13 February 1945 (B-24 Liberator) 397th Bombardment Squadron (VI Bomber Command) 7 April 1944 – 6 February 1945 (B-24 Liberator) By 30 September 1945, most personnel were withdrawn, and only a housekeeping staff remained. The military facility was deactivated on 30 April 1946, leaving a communications unit, which was deactivated on 29 February 1948. Today, many of the former USAAF aircraft parking hardstands still exist, along with an unused NW/SE runway that was abandoned after the war but remains in reasonable condition.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS). Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GPS
MLA
“Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GPS. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GPS}},
urldate = {2026-10-22},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}Wikipedia
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