Arequipa Airport

Aeropuerto Rodríguez Ballón
Characteristics
ICAO code	SPQU
IATA code	AQP
Coordinates	16 ° 20 ′ 28 ″  S , 71 ° 34 ′ 59 ″  W Coordinates: 16 ° 20 ′ 28 ″  S , 71 ° 34 ′ 59 ″  W
Height above MSL	2562 m (8406  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	6 km north of Arequipa
Start-and runway
09/27	2980 m × 45 m asphalt

The Aeropuerto Rodríguez Ballón is the international airport of the Peruvian city ​​of Arequipa .
It is located about six kilometers north of Arequipa.

It is currently served by Lan Peru , TACA , Avianca , JetSmart and Peruvian Airlines , which fly to Lima , Cuzco , Juliaca , Tacna , La Paz , Santiago de Chile and Bogotá .

Incidents

• On February 29, 1996, a Boeing 737-200 leased from American Airlines by Faucett Perú was flown into a mountain five minutes before landing at Arequipa Airport. All 117 passengers and 6 crew members on board died (see also Faucett-Perú flight 251 ) .

Web links

• Airport data

Apron of the airport with the El Misti volcano in the background