Pucallpa Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo
Characteristics
ICAO code	SPCL
IATA code	PCL
Coordinates	8 ° 22 ′ 41 ″ S , 74 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ W Coordinates: 8 ° 22 ′ 41 ″ S , 74 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ W
Height above MSL	156 m (512 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km west of Pucallpa
Start-and runway
02/20	2800 m × 45 m asphalt

The Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo is the regional airport of the Peruvian city of Pucallpa .

It is served by the LAN Perú and the LC Perú from Lima .

There were two serious aircraft accidents on flights to Pucallpa Airport.

On December 24, 1971, flight LANSA flight 508 , approaching Pucallpa, crashed well before Pucallpa when the aircraft broke apart after being struck by lightning. As if by a miracle, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was the only one who survived the fall from a height of 3,000 meters, killing 91 people. She managed to get through the jungle for ten days without proper food to a forest workers camp.

In 2005, TANS-Perú flight 204 , which was approaching Pucallpa, crashed near the airport .

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