The publicly owned Airport Corporation of Cuenca (CORPAC) says it plans major upgrades to the airport in 2019, including runway and security improvements.
Cuenca air travel increased for the first time in eight years in 2017 and more passengers are expected in 2018 and 2019.
The Cuenca airport is now receiving 310,000 passengers a year, a great improvement over 2015 and 2016 when they were processing less than 200,000.