Coronel (Crnl.) FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IATA: IQT, ICAO: SPQT) is an airport serving Iquitos, capital of Loreto Region and Peru's fifth largest city. It is also known as Iquitos International Airport, and is one of the main airports in Peru.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADP | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iquitos | ||||||||||
| Location | Iquitos, Peru | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Star Perú | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 306 ft / 93 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°47′05″S 73°18′30″W / 3.78472°S 73.30833°W | ||||||||||
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It is located 7 km (4 miles) to the southeast of the center of Iquitos. It has a single runway 2,500 m (8,202 ft) in length. It is the only airport in Amazonia with the ISO9001 stamp. The airport plays a particularly important logistical and economic role because the city of Iquitos is only accessible by air or by river. Iquitos and Pucallpa are the main air hubs in the Peruvian Amazon.
History
editIn 1973, Iquitos Airport changed its name in commemoration of a pilot of the Peruvian Air Force, Francisco Secada Vignetta, who was born in Iquitos and made his name in the war with Colombia that took place between 1932 and 1933.[3]
It currently administered by Aeropuertos del Perú, who were given the concession in 2006; and serves more than 1 million passengers per year, making it the fourth busiest airport in Peru, after those of Lima, Cusco and Arequipa. It is served by airlines such as JetSmart Perú, LATAM Perú, Sky Airline, Star Perú and SAETA, receiving commercial flights daily from Lima, as well as flights to and from Pucallpa and Tarapoto. There are also various connections to smaller towns and communities in the jungle.
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca | Bogotá (begins 2025) |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City (resumes 2025) |
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| SAETA | Yurimaguas Charter: Andoas, Caballococha, Colonia Angamos, San Antonio del Estrecho, Güeppi, San Lorenzo, Tarapoto |
| Sky Airline Peru | Lima |
| Star Perú | Chiclayo, Lima, Pucallpa, Tarapoto |
Cargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AerCaribe | Lima[4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ CORPAC Passenger statistics
- ^ Airport information for IQT at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Francisco Secada Vignetta - Iquitos' Flying Ace". Archived from the original on 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Rutas".
External links
edit- OurAirports - Iquitos
- SkyVector - Iquitos
- Accident history for Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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