Stage 20: Mariscal Sucre Intl to Mariscal Lamar

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR BRIEFING ONLY · NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION

Stage 20 • Ecuador • Northern Andes Finale

SEQM (Mariscal Sucre Intl) to SECU (Mariscal Lamar)

Cotopaxi, Tungurahua and Sangay above the Avenue of Volcanoes

Route Distance179.5 NM

Est. Time (150 kt)01h 12m

Suggested Sim Altitude17,500–19,500 ft

Visual Waypoints3

Departure: SEQM (Mariscal Sucre Intl)

Elevation: 7,834 ft MSL
Runway: Hard surface, longest 13,417 ft · approx hdg 178°T
Fuel: Not flagged in supplied scenery data
Comms: Tower 118.35 | ATIS 118.9
MSFS mag var: 5.1°W

Arrival: SECU (Mariscal Lamar)

Elevation: 8,289 ft MSL
Runway: Hard surface, longest 6,212 ft · approx hdg 52°T
Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
Comms: Tower 118.4
MSFS mag var: 4.8°W

Volcanology Brief

Cotopaxi

Tectonic setting: Northern Andean volcanic arc above Nazca Plate subduction beneath South America.

Why it matters: Cotopaxi is one of the world's highest active volcanoes and an extraordinary opening waypoint for the final stage.

Visual Route Map, Magnetic Tracks & Radio References

MSFS Radio Navigation References

Departure VOR

QNV · VOR/DME

VOR NORTE

117.40 MHz · 8.5 NM from reference point

Arrival VOR

CUV · VOR/DME

CUENCA

114.50 MHz · 5.2 NM from reference point

En-route VOR

LTV · VOR/DME

LATACUNGA

117.10 MHz · 35.0 NM from reference point

Arrival ILS

ILC · RW24

Localizer heading 231.9° · GS 3.2°

110.90 MHz

Navigation & Waypoint Breakdown

Ident	Type	Track (°M)	Nav / Frequency	Leg Dist	Cum. ETE	Landmarks & Sim Flying Notes
SEQM	Departure	—	QNV VOR/DME 117.40 MHz	0.0 NM	00:00	Depart Mariscal Sucre Intl; establish the visual route only when simulator weather and terrain are suitable.
COTOP	Volcano / VP	193°	Visual volcano	33.6 NM	00h 13m	Very high terrain; use lateral viewing rather than summit overflight.
TUNGU	Volcano / VP	185°	Visual volcano	47.4 NM	00h 32m	Steep active cone east of the inter-Andean valley.
SANGA	Volcano / VP	174°	Visual volcano	32.9 NM	00h 46m	Remote, frequently active volcano east of the main valley; remain clear of ash and terrain.
SECU	Arrival	221°	CUV VOR/DME 114.50 MHz ILC ILS RW24 110.90 MHz	65.6 NM	01h 12m	Land at Mariscal Lamar.

Volcano & Terrain Tips — Simulator

Ash / plume awareness: Treat any visible volcanic plume as a no-go visual area in the simulator and route around it.
Terrain: The altitude band is a sightseeing suggestion, not a clearance guarantee. Use the simulator's terrain/weather information and stay laterally clear of high summits.
Weather: Mountain cloud, rotor and poor visibility can hide landmarks quickly. If the route stops being visually comfortable in MSFS, divert around the high terrain.

Data Note

Airport existence, coordinates, elevation, magnetic variation, runway length, fuel flags and airport radio frequencies are derived from the supplied MSFS 2024 scenery-library CSV; radio-navigation references use the supplied VOR, NDB and ILS datasets.

VOR, NDB and ILS references are selected from the supplied MSFS 2024 navigation-library CSVs. Only nearby aids useful for orientation are shown, so the volcanic sightseeing route remains visually readable.

Digital Asset Pack

EFB / Route Reference

SEQM COTOP TUNGU SANGA SECU

Garmin TDS GTNXi-style Reference

FPN/RI:SEQM:COTOP:TUNGU:SANGA:SECU

Volcano identifiers are custom visual waypoints from this briefing.

MSFS .pln Skeleton

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document>
  <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
    <Title>Ring of Fire Stage 20 SEQM to SECU</Title>
    <FPType>VFR</FPType>
    <RouteType>Direct</RouteType>
    <CruisingAlt>17500</CruisingAlt>
    <DepartureID>SEQM</DepartureID>
    <DestinationID>SECU</DestinationID>
        <ATCWaypoint id="SEQM">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S0° 07' 27.00",W78° 21' 16.01",+007833.50</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="COTOP">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S0° 40' 37.20",W78° 26' 09.60",+019347.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="TUNGU">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S1° 28' 01.20",W78° 26' 31.20",+016480.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="SANGA">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S2° 00' 18.00",W78° 20' 27.60",+017343.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="SECU">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S2° 53' 22.00",W78° 59' 04.00",+008289.46</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
  </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>

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