Rodríguez Ballón International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
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IATA = AQP
ICAO = SPQU
type = Public
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operator = CORPAC S.A
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location = Arequipa
elevation-f = 8,405
elevation-m = 2,562
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r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 9,712
r1-length-m = 2,960
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Rodríguez Ballón International Airport airport codes|AQP|SPQU, known as "Aeropuerto Internacional Rodríguez Ballón" in Spanish, is an airport serving Peru's second largest city, Arequipa. This airport and Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport are the main air hubs in southern Peru. Its runway is fully paved. In the past it has had international flights to destinations such as Iquique in Chile and La Paz in Bolivia. It is the main gateway for tourists visiting the city of Arequipa, spectacular nearby ruins, and the Colca Canyon, the world's second deepest canyon (only behind Cotahuasi Canyon, also located in Arequipa.)

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines serve the airport:
*Aerosur (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) [future]
*LAN Airlines
**LAN Perú (Cusco, Juliaca, Lima)
*TACA Peru (Lima) [begins 2009]

External links

*WAD|SPQU
*Map from [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?scale=500000&lon=-71.583083&lat=-16.341072 Multimap]
*Satellite image from [http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?provider_id=340&res=15&cpx=-71.583083&cpy=-16.341072 TerraServer]