Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport

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Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport

IATA: IQT – ICAO: SPQT

IQT
Location of airport in Peru

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator ADP
Location Iquitos
Elevation AMSL 406 ft / 124 m
Coordinates 3°47′5″S 73°18′31″W / 3.78472°S 73.30861°W / -3.78472; -73.30861Coordinates: 3°47′5″S 73°18′31″W / 3.78472°S 73.30861°W / -3.78472; -73.30861
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 8,202 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 999,373 [1]

Coronel (Crnl.) FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IATA: IQT, ICAO: SPQT) is an airport serving Peru's fifth largest city, Iquitos. It and Pucallpa's Captain Rolden International Airport are the main air hubs in the Peruvian Amazon.

It is used as a connecting point for many small cities, towns, and other urbanizations located in the jungle. In the past it has served Brazilian destinations and Miami, Florida, USA but these scheduled flights are no longer available, though connections through the newly opened route to Panama are possible. There have been many ongoing talks of direct Cusco-Iquitos flights but there currently aren't any. On July 14, Panamanian airline Copa Airlines will begin flights between its hub at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City and Iquitos.[2] This will mark the resumption of international air services to the Amazon city. The airport runways are fully paved. It has flights to other destinations in the country with various airlines.

It is the main gateway for tourists visiting the city of Iquitos, spectacular jungle lodges, and the Amazon Rainforest, the world's largest rain forest.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
LAN Perú Lima
Seasonal: Pucallpa, Tarapoto
Avianca Peru Lima
Peruvian Airlines Lima
ATSA Chiclayo, Trujillo, Tarapoto
Star Perú Lima, Pucallpa, Tarapoto
LC Perú Leticia

Cargo airlines

AirlinesDestinations
Centurion Air Cargo Miami
Tradewinds Airlines Lima, Miami

References

  1. ↑ http://www.corpac.gob.pe/Main.asp?T=5109
  2. ↑ http://www.tnews.com.pe/not_am/copa-conectara-iquitos-usa-en-menos-de-seis-horas.htm

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