Airport type Public Serves Arequipa 09/27 2,960 Elevation 2,562 m | Operator CORPAC Elevation AMSL 8,400 ft / 2,560 m 2,960 9,711 Phone +51 54 443459 | |
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Address Aviación, Cerro Colorado, Peru Similar Saga Falabella, Gerencia Regional de Trabaj, Rosatel, Casona Plaza Hotel Colonial, Florería Jardín Real | ||
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (IATA: AQP, ICAO: SPQU), known as Aeropuerto Internacional Rodríguez Ballón in Spanish, is an airport serving Arequipa, the capital of Arequipa Region and Peru's second largest city. This airport and Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport are the main air hubs in southern Peru.
It is the main air gateway for tourists visiting the city of Arequipa, nearby ruins, and the Colca Canyon, the world's second deepest canyon (only behind Cotahuasi Canyon, also in Arequipa). The terminal was used by 593,038 passengers in 2009, during 2010 the airport served 929,698 passengers, during 2011 the airport served 1,025,457 passengers and during 2013 served a record of 1,286,632 passengers as reported by CORPAC, Peru's national airport corporation.
The runway is paved its entire length, which includes a 440 metres (1,440 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 28. There is high terrain (volcanoes) north and east of the airport. The Arequipa VOR-DME (Ident: EQU) is located 0.72 nautical miles (1.33 km) west of the Runway 10 threshold.
The airport is currently operated by the consortium "Aeropuertos Andinos", who reshuffled and modernized the existing facilities. The installation of two boarding jetbridges and the expansion of the main hall, are among the work carried out by the consortium. The hall and the first jetbridge entered in operation on 20 September 2013.
Accidents and incidents
On 18 March 1983, Douglas C-47E FAP-356 of the Fuerza Aérea del Perú was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Arequipa Airport.