Lieutenant General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo Airport is a small regional airport serving the town of
Atalaya
Atalaya (Spanish for watchtower) may refer to:
Places Spain
* Atalaya, Badajoz, a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
* Atalaya (Madrid), a ward in Madrid
* Atalaya del Cañavate, a municipality in the province of Cuenca, Castile- ...
, in the
Ucayali Region of
Peru. The town is at the confluence of the
Tambo and
Ucayali River
The Ucayali River ( es, Río Ucayali, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of ...
s.
The airport name in
Spanish is ''Aeropuerto Teniente General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo'', with ''Teniente General'' often abbreviated as ''Tnte. Gral.'' The airport is currently served by one scheduled airline, and it receives also private and charter flights.
The Atalaya
non-directional beacon (Ident: LAY) is located northwest of the runway.
SkyVector LAY
/ref>
Airlines and Destinations
See also
* Transport in Peru
* List of airports in Peru
References
External links
Atalaya AirportSkyVector Aeronautical ChartsOpenStreetMap - Atalaya
*
Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Ucayali Region
{{Peru-airport-stub