FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo, links=no) (also known as Captain Rolden International Airport) is an airport serving the city of
Pucallpa
Pucallpa (, qu, puka allpa, lit=red dirt; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Corone ...
in the
Ucayali Region
Ucayali () is an inland department and region of Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. Its capital is the city of Pucallpa. It is the second largest department in Peru, after Loreto.
Geography
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of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
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. It is operated 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 ...
, S.A. Captain Rengifo Airport is the main airport serving the Ucayali Region.
Airlines and destinations
AirMajoro provide charter flights to amazon towns in Peru.
Incidents and accidents
On 23 August 2005,
TANS Perú Flight 204
TANS Perú Flight 204 was a domestic scheduled Lima–Pucallpa– Iquitos passenger service, operated with a Boeing 737-200 Advanced, that crashed on 23 August 2005 on approach to Pucallpa Airport, off the airfield, following an emergency land ...
, a Boeing 737, crashed short of the runway at Pucallpa Airport. Out of the 98 passengers and crew on board, 40 were killed.
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
CORPAC official site (Spanish only)SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Ucayali Region
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