Inca Manco Cápac International Airport , known as ''Aeropuerto Internacional Inca Manco Cápac'' in
Spanish, is an extremely high elevation airport serving in the city of
Juliaca in
Peru
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, west of
Titicaca Lake. Airport operations are run by
Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A. (CORPAC), a government entity that oversees management of Peruvian airports. Despite being classified as international, the airport does not feature any scheduled international nonstop flights. The airport has one of the longest runways in
Latin America
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and the longest in Peru.
The airport was named after Inca
Manco Cápac, founder of the Inca civilization in
Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department.
The city was the cap ...
.
Airlines and destinations
The airport is currently served by the following airlines:
See also
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Transport in Peru
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List of airports in Peru
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List of highest commercial airports
This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of Height above sea level, above mean sea level.
See also
* List of lowest airports
Notes
References
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Lists of airports, Highest
Tra ...
References
External links
OurAirports - JuliacaSkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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Airports in Peru
Buildings and structures in the Department of Puno
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