AirportsGeneral Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ilo, in Moquegua Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ILQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ILQ
- ICAO code
- SPLO
- City
- Ilo
- State or region
- Moquegua Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6950° S, 71.3440° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ILQ means General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPLO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.6950° S, 71.3440° W. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tacna, about 121 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna | TCQ | 120 km |
| Chacalluta International AirportArica, Chile | ARI | 129 km |
| Rodríguez Ballón International AirportArequipa | AQP | 152 km |
| Inca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca | JUL | 278 km |
| Diego Aracena International AirportIquique, Chile | IQQ | 339 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,582 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,242 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,472 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,284 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,491 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,602 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,128 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,364 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,718 km | 15 h 50 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.