Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport (IATA: LIM, ICAO: SPJC, SPIM) is the main international airport serving the Lima Metropolitan Area in Peru. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) northwest of Lima Center, the nation's capital city and 17 kilometers (11 mi) from the district of Miraflores. During 2017, the airport served 22,025,704 passengers. Historically, the airport was the hub for Compañía de Aviación Faucett and Aeroperú. Now it serves as a hub for many aviation companies. The airport was named after Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez (1887–1910). It is among the busiest airports in South America.
Jorge Chávez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Fraport | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Lima Airport Partners | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Lima metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Callao, Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 29 October 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Focus city for | Aerosucre | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 34 m / 113 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°01′19″S 077°06′52″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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LIM Location of airport in Lima | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Fraport statistics | |||||||||||||||
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