AirportsAir Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ayacucho, in Ayacucho Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AYP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AYP
- ICAO code
- SPHO
- City
- Ayacucho
- State or region
- Ayacucho Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.1548° S, 74.2044° W
- Elevation
- 2,718 m (8,917 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AYP means Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPHO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.1548° S, 74.2044° W. It stands 2,718 metres (8,917 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
Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,800 m 9,186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andahuaylas AirportAndahuaylas | ANS | 111 km |
| Francisco Carle AirportJauja | JAU | 206 km |
| Maria Reiche Neuman AirportNazca | NZC | 206 km |
| Alejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco | CUZ | 249 km |
| Jorge Chávez International AirportLima | LIM | 340 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,591 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,442 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,584 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,060 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,982 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,019 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,688 km | 23 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,802 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,912 km | 16 h 05 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.