Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is an airport serving
Chiclayo
Chiclayo (; qu, Chiklayu) is the principal city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located inland from the Pacific coast and from the nation's capital, Lima.
Founded by Spanish explorers as "Santa María de los Valles de Chicl ...
,
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by
ADP a private airport operator that operates various airports in northern Peru. It is the main airport of the
Lambayeque Region
Lambayeque () is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the '' Lambayeque''. It is the second-smallest departmen ...
, one of the most populous regions of Peru.
The airport is also used by the
Peruvian Air Force
The Peruvian Air Force ( es, link=no, Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power. Additional missions include assistance in safeguardin ...
( es, link=no, Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP). It hosts one of the Air Force's two air superiority/interceptor squadrons, ''Escuadrón Aéreo 612'' (Fighter Squadron 612 "Fighting Cocks"). The blast shelters housing the squadron's
Mig 29
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the ...
aircraft are visible from the airport runways.
The airport is named after
Jose Quiñones Gonzalez, an FAP pilot who was killed during the
Ecuadorian-Peruvian War of 1941.
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
OurAirports - ChiclayoSkyVector Aeronautical Charts
Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Chiclayo
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