Anta is a small village in
Anta District,
Carhuaz Province,
Ancash Region
Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. It is the district's capital, and lies 9.1 km to the north of the village of
Quillo.
Transportation
The village is home to the airport serving the regional capital of
Huaraz
Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Warash'', "''dawn''"), formerly designated as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urb ...
,
Huaraz Province, which is on the
Santa River
The Santa River () is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru.
River course
Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwaters of the Santa R ...
{{convert, 23, km to the southeast.
Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport
Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Huaraz, Ancash Region, Peru. The airport is in the Santa River valley, northwest of Huaraz, at the village of Anta. Since July 2024, the airport reopened ...
is north of the village and has scheduled service from domestic carrier
LC Perú to
the international airport in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
, the national capital. Following the
May 31, 1970, earthquake and the resulting avalanche, the airport was created by the U.S. Air Force in June 1970. It was decided that the dirt road going through Anta would be the best site for possible landings so Ssgt Richard Eubanks and Sgt Leonard Holmes (both Combat Controllers) deployed to Anta and began work to convert that dirt road into a runway that would eventually become the Anta Airport.
In the aftermath of the May 31, 1970, earthquake, the 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron on rotational duty at Howard AFB, Canal Zone sent C-130's to Lima to support the relief efforts. Upon arriving at Lima Colonel Beckett (the squadron commander), Ssgt Eubanks and Sgt Holmes, Mrs.
Consuelo de Velasco (Peru's first lady) and US Ambassador Taylor Belcher flew over the disaster area to survey the damage and determine the best method to reach the area.
The 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron published this booklet about the mission;
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References
Populated places in the Department of Ancash