Inca Manco Cápac International Airport , known as ''Aeropuerto Internacional Inca Manco Cápac'' in
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, is an extremely high elevation airport serving in the city of
Juliaca
Juliaca ( Quechua and ay, Hullaqa) is the capital of San Roman Province in the Puno Region of southeastern Peru. It is the region's largest city with a population of 276,110 inhabitants (2017). On the Altiplano, Juliaca is above sea level, is l ...
in
Peru
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, west of
Titicaca Lake
Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface are ...
. Airport operations are run by
Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A. (CORPAC), the government entity that oversees management of Peruvian airports. Despite being classified as international, Inca Manco Cápac International Airport does not feature any scheduled international nonstop flights. The airport has one of the longest runways in
Latin America
Latin America or
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and the longest one in Peru.
The airport was named after Inca
Manco Cápac
Manco Cápac ( Quechua: ''Manqu Qhapaq'', "the royal founder"), also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century.Presc ...
, founder of the Inca civilization in
Cusco
Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; ...
.
Airlines and destinations
The airport is currently served by the following airlines:
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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List of highest commercial airports
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References
External links
OurAirports - JuliacaSkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Puno Region
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