AirportsRodríguez Ballón International Airport is a large airport serving Arequipa, in Arequipa Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AQP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AQP
- ICAO code
- SPQU
- City
- Arequipa
- State or region
- Arequipa Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.3408° S, 71.5695° W
- Elevation
- 2,562 m (8,405 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,980 m (9,777 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AQP means Rodríguez Ballón International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPQU. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.3408° S, 71.5695° W. It stands 2,562 metres (8,405 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,980 metres (9,777 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,980 m 9,777 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| General Jorge Fernandez Maldon AirportIlo | ILQ | 152 km |
| Inca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca | JUL | 180 km |
| Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna | TCQ | 235 km |
| Chacalluta International AirportArica, Chile | ARI | 259 km |
| Alejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco | CUZ | 314 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,534 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,242 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,446 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,177 km | 12 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,340 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,473 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,279 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,249 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,822 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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