Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
serving
Tarapoto
Tarapoto is a commercial hub town in the San Martín Province of the Department of San Martín of northern Peru. It is an hour by plane from Lima, in the high jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the ''selva baja'' (low jungle). Althoug ...
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Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. It is owned by
CORPAC
The Peruvian Corporation of Commercial Airports and Aviation Inc. (CORPAC) ( es, Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial) operates various airports in Peru. It was founded by law (Decreto Legislativo No. 99 - Ley de CORPAC S.A) i ...
S.A, a government organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports, but it is run by
Aeropuertos del Perú
Airports of Peru ( es, Aeropuertos del Perú) is a private company that operates twelve regional airports in Peru. It is the first group of regional airports the government of Peru transferred to a private operator. The company was incorporated ...
(ADP) S.A, as a concession. It is the main airport of the
San Martín Region, located in the
Amazon
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* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
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, and is used by many tourists as a jumping-off point for trips into the jungle.
Airlines and destinations
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.
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References
External links
Aeropuertos del Perú, Página OficialSkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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Airports in Peru
Tarapoto
Buildings and structures in San Martín Region
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