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Passenger air transport companies in Ecuador · ISIC H511

408 registered companies · 262 active (64%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code H511.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$1,477 M
Share of the country
0.8%
Companies that filed statements
248
Median margin
1.3%

Of the 248 companies that filed statements for 2025, 154 recorded sales and 103 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $191 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 860 a month. Women hold 24% of the jobs, companies provide 57% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 6.4% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×4.0
$366 M
$1,477 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$366 M
2001
$452 M
2002
$478 M
2003
$448 M
2004
$496 M
2005
$553 M
2006
$704 M
2007
$744 M
2008
$838 M
2009
$749 M
2010
$893 M
2011
$960 M
2012
$938 M
2013
$1,101 M
2014
$1,145 M
2015
$1,001 M
2016
$859 M
2017
$932 M
2018
$1,023 M
2019
$917 M
2020
$390 M
2021
$666 M
2022
$1,048 M
2023
$1,388 M
2024
$1,470 M
2025
$1,477 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $1 M declared · 4 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: $0 declared · 1 companies Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: $460 declared · 2 companies El Oro: $566 k declared · 14 companies Esmeraldas: no data Galápagos: $89 M declared · 31 companies Guayas: $42 M declared · 84 companies Imbabura: no data Loja: no data Los Ríos: $4.3 M declared · 1 companies Manabí: $4.5 M declared · 16 companies Morona Santiago: $1.2 M declared · 2 companies Napo: $0 declared · 1 companies Orellana: no data Pastaza: $2.4 M declared · 5 companies Pichincha: $1,332 M declared · 74 companies Santa Elena: $103 k declared · 9 companies Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no data Sucumbíos: $0 declared · 2 companies Tungurahua: $59 k declared · 2 companies Zamora Chinchipe: no data Galápagos

Azuay: $1 M declared · 4 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: $0 declared · 1 companiesChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: $460 declared · 2 companiesEl Oro: $566 k declared · 14 companiesEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: $89 M declared · 31 companiesGuayas: $42 M declared · 84 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: $4.3 M declared · 1 companiesManabí: $4.5 M declared · 16 companiesMorona Santiago: $1.2 M declared · 2 companiesNapo: $0 declared · 1 companiesOrellana: no dataPastaza: $2.4 M declared · 5 companiesPichincha: $1,332 M declared · 74 companiesSanta Elena: $103 k declared · 9 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: $0 declared · 2 companiesTungurahua: $59 k declared · 2 companiesZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$460 $1,332 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Latam-airlines Ecuador S.A. $370 M
  2. Avianca-ecuador S.A. $300 M
  3. Air Europa Lineas Aereas, Sociedad Anonima, Sociedad Unipersonal $101 M
  4. Compania Panamena de Aviacion S.A. $95 M
  5. Iberia, Lineas Aereas de España, Sociedad Anonima Operadora $76 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 63.8% the other 149: 36.2%

Concentration index (HHI): 1,238, unconcentrated; the largest takes 25.1% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Latam-airlines Ecuador S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1791807154001 Quito, Pichincha 370.3 M Active
Avianca-ecuador S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1790727203001 Quito, Pichincha 300.1 M Active
Air Europa Lineas Aereas, Sociedad Anonima, Sociedad Unipersonal Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791949072001 Quito, Pichincha 101.2 M Active
Compania Panamena de Aviacion S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 0991273514001 Quito, Pichincha 94.6 M Active
Iberia, Lineas Aereas de España, Sociedad Anonima Operadora Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792287545001 Quito, Pichincha 76.4 M Active
Etica Empresa Turistica Internacional Ca Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0990006164001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 66.0 M Active
KLM Cia Real Holandesa de Aviacion Sa Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 0990109443001 Quito, Pichincha 62.5 M Active
American Airlines Inc. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791012240001 Quito, Pichincha 39.0 M Active
Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792742366001 Quito, Pichincha 38.4 M Active
Türk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Inc.) Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1793191506001 Quito, Pichincha 37.8 M Active
Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1790044149001 Quito, Pichincha 37.4 M Active
Servicio Aereo Regional Regair Cia. Ltda. Rental of air transport equipment with operators for passenger transport; chartered flights for passengers 1791287223001 Quito, Pichincha 32.6 M Active
United Airlines, Inc Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791077210001 Quito, Pichincha 29.1 M Active
Jetblue Airways Corporation Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792612403001 Quito, Pichincha 21.6 M Active
Delta Air Lines Inc Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791712757001 Quito, Pichincha 17.9 M Active
Marventura de Turismo Cia. Ltda. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 2090003340001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 15.7 M Active
Latam Airlines Peru S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791898044001 Guayaquil, Guayas 12.1 M Active
Taca International Airlines S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792259061001 Quito, Pichincha 11.2 M Active
Aero Express del Ecuador Transam Cia. Ltda. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1790930777001 Guayaquil, Guayas 10.5 M Active
Abercrombie & Kent Ecuador S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1791936035001 Quito, Pichincha 9.9 M Active
Air Canada Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1793017622001 Quito, Pichincha 9.7 M Active
Latam Airlines Group S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791330846001 Quito, Pichincha 9.4 M Active
Aerosan Norte S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791807820001 Quito, Pichincha 7.4 M Active
Quevedo Aerofumigadora Aerofaq Cia. Ltda. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1791409248001 Valencia, Los Rios 4.3 M Active
Air France Sucursal en Ecuador Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1790046400001 Quito, Pichincha 4.1 M Active
Aeslit Cia.ltda Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1391702590001 Manta, Manabi 3.8 M Active
Representaciones y Viajes Internacionales Repviajes S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0991419152001 Samborondón, Guayas 3.2 M Active
Maviarnet S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 0992651237001 Guayaquil, Guayas 3.0 M Active
Rolf Wittmer Turismo Galapagos C Ltda Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1790552934001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 2.6 M Active
Arajet, S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1793198515001 Quito, Pichincha 2.5 M Active
Aeromaster Airways S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1790931676001 Quito, Pichincha 2.4 M Active
Columbustravel Cia. Ltda. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1791350022001 Quito, Pichincha 2.3 M Active
Agencia y Operacion Turistica Agoturismo S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0992723505001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.8 M Active
Aerolinea del Caribe S.A. Aer Caribe S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792739330001 Quito, Pichincha 1.5 M Active
Servicios True North Truenorth S.A. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792785537001 Quito, Pichincha 1.5 M Active
Diproade Distribuidora de Productos del Ecuador S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0992217634001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.4 M Active
Sociedad Anonima Emetebe Rental of air transport equipment with operators for passenger transport; chartered flights for passengers 0991253394001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.4 M Active
Gocarmel S.A.S. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792601436001 Quito, Pichincha 1.4 M Active
Galapagos Safari Camp S.A. GSC Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 2091755672001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 1.3 M Active
Aerovias de Mexico , Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable Rental of air transport equipment with operators for passenger transport; chartered flights for passengers 1792463564001 Quito, Pichincha 1.3 M Active
Jimotours Cia. Ltda. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1792220637001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 1.3 M Active
Aerotravesia Agencia de Viajes S.A. Aertraviaj Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0990940010001 Quito, Pichincha 1.3 M Active
Academia de Aviacion Westpacific FLY Cia. Ltda. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1792398592001 Quito, Pichincha 1.2 M Active
Topdepot S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 0992659343001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.1 M Active
Lufthansa Lineas Aereas Alemanas Sa Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 1790077950001 Quito, Pichincha 975 k Active
Servicios Aerofor S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1691715422001 Mera, Pastaza 965 k Active
Latinroots Travel Company S.A. Panoramic and sightseeing flights, including general aviation activities such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure 1792042801001 Quito, Pichincha 928 k Active
Aerofes S.A. Rental of air transport equipment with operators for passenger transport; chartered flights for passengers 1793036155001 Quito, Pichincha 890 k Active
Sierra Negra Airlines Sierrair Cia.ltda. Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 0190432610001 Cuenca, Azuay 875 k Active
Aereolineas Argentinas Sociedad Anonima Air transport of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules 0991211365001 Guayaquil, Guayas 809 k Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from