Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is an airport serving
Chiclayo
Chiclayo (; mochica language, Mochica: ''Cɥiclaiæp'') is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located from the Pacific coast, from the city of Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, and from ...
,
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 ...
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 Administrative divisions of Peru, department and Regional Government of Lambayeque, region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche culture, Moche and Chimú culture, Chimú historical past. The region's name originates ...
, one of the most populous regions of Peru.
The airport is also used by the
Peruvian Air Force
The Peruvian Air Force (, FAP) is the branch of the Peruvian Military of Peru, Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of aerial warfare, air power. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding i ...
(, 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 (; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twinjet, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the large ...
aircraft are visible from the airport runways.
The airport is named after
Jose Quiñones Gonzalez, an FAP pilot who was killed during the July 1941
Ecuadorian-Peruvian War.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Transport in Peru
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List of airports in Peru
References
External links
OurAirports - ChiclayoSkyVector Aeronautical Charts
Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in Chiclayo
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