High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! New Mariscal Sucre International Airport is an airport located in the Tababela parish, about 20 km east of Quito, Ecuador, to replace Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Work on the facility began in 2006 and, after several delays, is expected to be operational by February 2013. A re-negotiation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.