Putumayo Airport (PYO)

Putumayo Airport is a small regional airfield serving Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo, the seat of Putumayo Canton in Sucumbíos Province, in Ecuador's northeastern Amazon border region. The airfield sits close to the Putumayo River, which marks the border with Colombia, and its single runway lies about one kilometre east of the town.

The airport mainly supports charter flights, private aircraft, air taxis, cargo deliveries and government or emergency missions rather than large-scale scheduled passenger services. It provides a useful air connection for an isolated area where road and river travel can be slow and weather-dependent.

Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo is linked to the rest of Ecuador by the E10 route, which terminates in the town nearly 450 kilometres from San Lorenzo. For local movement, travelers generally continue from the airfield by road into the town centre or by river boat along the Putumayo toward other settlements and the Colombian border.

Facilities at the airfield are limited, so travelers should plan basic needs such as food, water and onward transport in advance. The nearest major centre is Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio), roughly 188 kilometres to the west.