Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (official name Alférez FAP Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport) is a small regional airport serving
Andoas
Andoas is a village on the Pastaza River in the Loreto Region of Peru. It is downstream from the Peruvian border with Ecuador, and is from the region's capital, Iquitos. Its location is almost exactly 200 miles south of the equator.
Andoas i ...
, in the northern
Loreto Region
Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Ama ...
of
Peru
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. It is currently not served by any scheduled airline but it is by private and charter airlines. The airport is less than in from the
Pastaza River
The Pastaza River ( es, Río Pastaza, formerly known as the SumataraEnock, Charles Reginald (1914) ''Ecuador: its ancient and modern history, topography and natural resources, industries and social development'' Charles Scribner's sons, New York ...
and is downstream from the Peruvian border with
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
The airport is named after Vladimir Enrique Sara Bauer, who died in a helicopter accident on October 6, 1977.
Airlines and Destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On May 5, 1998, the
1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash
On 5 May 1998 a Boeing 737-282, leased from the Fuerza Aérea del Perú (Peruvian Air Force) and servicing a charter flight for Occidental Petroleum, crashed in rainy weather while on approach to Andoas, a town in Peru close to the border with E ...
took place near the airport, when a chartered Boeing 737 crashed near the airport, killing 75 out of 88 occupants.
See also
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Transport in Peru
This article describes the transport in Peru.
Railways
total: 2,374 km
standard gauge: 1,608 km, gauge
narrow gauge: 380 km, gauge
There are two unconnected principal railways in Peru.
The Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCC ...
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List of airports in Peru
This is a list of airports in Peru, sorted by location.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country located in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia ...
References
External links
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Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Loreto Region
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