Most visitors to the Galapagos Islands arrive at Baltra airport. Once a WWII airstrip, Baltra island became the world’s first “green” airport in December 2012.
![Baltra is the main airport in the Galapagos islands.](https://galapagosalt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/baltra-plane-on-tarmac2880.jpg)
The new airport was designed with the environment in consideration. It was constructed from recycled Amazonian mining steel and utilizes green energy such as solar and wind power.
![Ithabaca canal from Baltra island.](https://galapagosalt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/baltra-ithabaca-canal-wide2880.jpg)