Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport
Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport (IATA: TPP, ICAO: SPST) is an airport serving Tarapoto, Peru. It is owned by CORPAC S.A, a government organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports, but it is run by Aeropuertos del Perú (ADP) S.A, as a concession. It is the main airport of the San Martín Region, located in the Amazon, and is used by many tourists as a jumping-off point for trips into the jungle.
Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADP | ||||||||||
| Location | Tarapoto | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 868 ft / 265 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°30′30″S 76°22′25″W | ||||||||||
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  TPP Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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The runway length of 2,255 metres (7,398 ft) does not include a 350 metres (1,150 ft) displaced threshold on the northern end.
The Tarapoto non-directional beacon (Ident: TAP) is located on the field.[3] The Tarapoto VOR-DME (Ident: TAP) is located 9.0 nautical miles (16.7 km) south of the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LATAM Perú | Lima Seasonal: Iquitos |
| Saeta Perú | Chachapoyas, Ciro Alegria, Galilea, Iquitos, Pucallpa, San Lorenzo, Yurimaguas[5] |
| Sky Airline Peru | Lima |
| Star Perú | Iquitos, Lima Seasonal: Pucallpa |
References
External links
- Aeropuertos del Perú, Página Oficial
- Airport information for SPST at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- OurAirports - Tarapota
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- Accident history for Tarapota at Aviation Safety Network
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