Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yurimaguas, in Loreto Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YMS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YMS
- ICAO code
- SPMS
- City
- Yurimaguas
- State or region
- Loreto Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.8938° S, 76.1182° W
- Elevation
- 179 m (587 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,802 m (5,912 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YMS means Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPMS. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.8938° S, 76.1182° W. It stands 179 metres (587 feet) above sea level.
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
Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,802 metres (5,912 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,802 m 5,912 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes AirportTarapoto | TPP | 74 km |
| Chachapoyas AirportChachapoyas | CHH | 195 km |
| Shumba AirportJaén | JAE | 296 km |
| Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportCajamarca | CJA | 296 km |
| Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International AirportPucallpa | PCL | 325 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,234 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,352 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,431 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,541 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,180 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,273 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 19,510 km | 24 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,085 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,360 km | 16 h 35 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.