IATA Code | AQP | ICAO Code | SPQU |
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City | Arequipa | Country/Region | Peru (PE) |
Type |
Airport (Aerodrome, Airfield) CustomsCustoms Airport: An airport where customs officials are stationed. The customs airport serves as the gateway for air cargo, where customs procedures are carried out for international air freight. |
Hub for | |
Latitude | -16.3411 | Longitude | -71.5831 |
Time Zone | -05:00 | Phone Number | +51 54 344834 |
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Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón (IATA code: AQP, ICAO code: SPQU) is an airport serving Arequipa, the capital of Arequipa Region and 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). As of the end of 2017 passenger traffic was 1,689,921 as reported by CORPAC, Peru's national airport corporation. The current terminal has already excedeed its planned capacity (around 1.5 million passengers) and it is expected that the airport will reach 2 million passengers on or before the year 2020.
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