Cusco airport

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Aeropuerto Velasco Astete
Cuzco Airport Lebeda.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code SPZO
IATA code CUZ
Coordinates

13 ° 32 ′ 9 ″  S , 71 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  W Coordinates: 13 ° 32 ′ 9 ″  S , 71 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  W
Height above MSL 3310 m (10860  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5 km south of Cuzco
Basic data
Passengers 3,300,000 (2017)
Start-and runway
10/28 3397 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete is the international airport of the city ​​of Cusco , located in the Peruvian highlands, named after the Peruvian pilot Alejandro Velasco Astete , who was the first pilot to cross the Andes in an airplane in 1925.

Flight operations

The vast majority of flights are to and from Lima ( Lima Airport ). The foreign destinations served are La Paz in Bolivia and Bogota in Colombia . Also due to the tourist attractions of the ancient Inca culture in the region, the airport was used by over 2.3 million passengers in 2013, making it the second largest airport in Peru. In 2008 only 1.2 million passengers ran through the airfield.

The runway has a distinctive longitudinal gradient. Further limitations are given by the altitude at 3300 meters and the proximity to the city center located higher up. For these reasons, the landings only take place on runway 28 (only this direction has landing aids ) and take-offs are generally down the valley in the direction of runway 10. There are no landings in the dark. The place is suitable for aircraft up to the size of a Boeing B-757 with restrictions on maximum take-off weight . In October 2019, 65 percent of the seats offered came from LATAM , while Viva Air Perú , Sky Airline and Avianca offered around 9 to 11 percent.

Since 2017, the first work has been carried out at Chinchero International Airport , which will serve as a replacement for the airport in Cusco from 2024.

Incidents

In its history, the airport has recorded two fatal incidents in the immediate vicinity of the airport:

  • On February 24, 1949, a Douglas DC-3 of the TAM Peru (Transporte Aéreo Militar) (license number unknown) crashed while taking off from Cusco . The plane was supposed to fly to Lima . When the left main landing gear collapsed, the left wing touched the ground and the propeller of the left engine came off. A blade of the propeller cut through the fuselage and injured the captain of the DC-3. At the same time a fire broke out. Of the 26 occupants, 22 were killed (2 of the 4 crew members and 20 of the 22 passengers).
  • On May 8, 1959, a Curtiss C-46 of Transportes Aéreos Peruanos (TAPSA) ( aircraft registration OB-QAM ) crashed into a field immediately after taking off from Cusco Airport. The five people on board survived; the plane had to be written off.
  • On August 9, 1970, a Lockheed L-188 Electra (OB-R-939) crashed shortly after takeoff after one of four engines failed. Of 92 passengers and eight crew members, only the first officer survived ; in addition, two people died on the ground. There were also 14 American students on board the Electra.

Web links

Commons : Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Cusco Chinchero , nlarenas.com, July 19, 2018
  2. ↑ Archive version of the passenger numbers for 2008 ( Memento from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Data on the airport (Spanish)
  4. ↑ a b Peru’s Chinchero Cusco Airport project is back under private management and to be a concession again. In: https://blueswandaily.com/ . Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Airport data Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport profile in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Air-Britain Archive: Casualty compendium part 49 (English), June 1993, pp. 93/53.
  7. ^ Accident report DC-3 (unknown) , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Accident Report C-46 OB-QAM , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ Accident report L-188A OB-R-939 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Jerilyn Feldman ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed July 18, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.august91970.com