Jorge Chávez International Airport

Jorge Chávez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez
IATA: LIM – ICAO: SPIM LIM Location of airport in Lima
Summary
Airport type		Public international
Operator		Lima Airport Partners
Location		Lima, Peru
Hub for		LAN Peru TACA Peru Peruvian Airlines Star Peru LC Busre
Elevation AMSL		34 m / 113 ft
Coordinates		12°01′19″S 77°06′52″W / 12.02194°S 77.11444°W / -12.02194; -77.11444
Website		lap.com.pe
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
15/33	3,507	11,506	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers			10,281,369
Freight (tonnes)			271,794
Source: Fraport AG Figures[1]

Jorge Chávez International Airport (IATA: LIM, ICAO: SPIM), known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez in Spanish, is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers (7 mi) from the Historic Centre of Lima and 17 km (11 mi) from Miraflores. Callao is the port city now fully integrated with Lima, the nation's capital. In 2008, the airport handled 8,288,506 passengers and 98,733 aircraft movements.^[2] In 2009, the airport handled 8,786,973 passengers and 104,966 aircraft movements,^[3] which although small, was one of the fastest increases in the Americas. Between January and November 2010 the airport handled 9,361,846 passengers^[4] and by the end of 2010 the airport reached 10,278,493 passengers.^[1] For many years it was the hub for now defunct Aeroperú and Compañía de Aviación Faucett, one of the oldest airlines in Latin America. Now it serves as a hub for many aviation companies.

History

The first airport of Lima was the Limatambo Airport, located in San Isidro, which ceased operations in 1960 due to lack of space and capacity to handle the increasing flights. In that same year, the Lima-Callao International Airport began to operate in Callao. In June 1965, the airport was renamed as "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez" after Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez Dartnell and in December 1965, the current terminal building was inaugurated.^[5]

Over time, the airport showed signals of decay, lack of space for passengers and outdated technology in radar and safety.^{[citation needed]} In 2001, in order to improve and expand its infrastructure, the airport was concessioned by the Peruvian government to Lima Airport Partners (LAP), now composed of Fraport and two other minor partners, retaining the air traffic control managed by the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (CORPAC).^[6]

Expansion

In February 2005, the first phase of a new renovation and expansion project was completed, including the Peru Plaza Shopping Center and the new concourse. In June 2007 a four-star hotel opened in front of the terminal, 'Ramada Costa del Sol'. In January 2009, the second phase of the terminal expansion was inaugurated. Currently the terminal has 28 gates, 19 of them with boarding bridges. In August 2009, Jorge Chávez International Airport announced that they should receive a new ILS CAT III in 2010 to help with fog landings in Lima.^[7] The construction of a second runway is another very important project and is scheduled to be completed in 2014. Tourism and commercial passenger traffic has increased in Peru dramatically, and it is predicted to double in 2011; this growth will be higher than anywhere else in Latin America.^[8] 'Arquitectonica", a Miami-based architectural office and Lima Airport Partners set out to approved the construction of a second terminal and the further expansion of the main terminal.

Awards

Best airport in South America

The expansion and renovation of the airport has had a significant positive impact on the quality of services provided to passengers. In April 2010 it was presented the "Best Airport in South America 2010" award ^[9][10] by United Kingdom-based commercial aviation consultancy Skytrax^[11] who presents the World Airport Awards annually after conducting surveys to 9.8 million airline passengers worldwide^[12]

Best airport lounge in the world

In addition to the award presented by Skytrax, Priority Pass,^[13] the world's largest independent airport access program, announced in March 2010 that Sumaq VIP Lounge^[14] had been voted by its members "Lounge of the Year 2010"^[15] for second consecutive year among 600 VIP lounges in the world.^[16][17]

Commercial infrastructure

Food court

Hotel - Along with the airport expansion Lima Airport Partners added a four star hotel, 'Ramada Costa del Sol', right in front of the control tower and the arrivals exit. The Hotel is built with noise canceling panels as well as a Restaurant, a pool, business center, spa, beauty salon, gymnasium and a bar.

"Peru Plaza" Shopping Center - Located near the passenger terminal in the Grand Concourse, the expansion included a new shopping center with stores, restaurants, gyms, spa, and souvenir shops. Stores such as Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Timberland and Esprit are located in the duty-free area of the concourse, this area will also be expanded by 2011.

Food Court - Located on the second floor, the food court has outlets of: Mcdonald's, Papa John's, Starbucks and others, there is also a Dunkin' Donuts next to the main entrance of the terminal.

Passenger services

Duty-free shops - boarding area

VIP lounges - Jorge Chavez Airport has various VIP Salons in the departures terminal, such as "VIP Peru", a luxury waiting room with bars, tables, and other amenities. For passengers in First class, there is an exclusive salon near the gates,"VIP Club". And renovated the "Sumaq VIP Lounge", a lounge exclusively for first and business class passengers nominated as the best VIP lounge of the year by the survey of the "Priority Pass" VIP Network.^[18]

Transportation - Transportation between the airport and city is provided by taxis, tour buses and vans. For security reasons, visitors are recommended to take only those taxis offered by registered companies at the airport arrivals area.

Tourist information - Tourist Information is offered near International and domestic arrivals and departures, as well as informative material is given to direct tourists to the principal attractions of the country.

Airlines and destinations

The airport has a terminal with two concourses; one for international flights and the another for domestic flights.

View of main terminal

Airlines	Destinations	Concourse
AeroGal	Guayaquil, Quito	I
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza	I
Aeroméxico	Mexico City	I
Air Canada	Toronto-Pearson	I
Air Europa	Madrid	I
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle	I
American Airlines	Miami	I
Avianca	Bogotá	I
Continental Airlines	Newark	I
Copa Airlines	Panama City	I
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta	I
Iberia	Madrid	I
KLM	Amsterdam	I
LAN Airlines	Easter Island [resumes February 1], Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Santiago	I
LAN Argentina	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza	I
LAN Ecuador	Guayaquil	I
LAN Perú	Arequipa, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cajamarca, Cali, Cancún, Caracas, Chiclayo, Córdoba, Cusco, Foz do Iguaçu, Havana [begins February 2], Iquitos, Juliaca, La Paz, Los Angeles, Madrid, Medellín-Córdova, Mexico City, Miami, Piura, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, Punta Cana, Quito, Rosario, San Francisco, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, Santiago , São Paulo-Guarulhos, Tacna, Tarapoto, Trujillo, Tumbes	D, I
LC Busre	Andahuaylas, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Huánuco, Huaraz, Jauja/Huancayo	D
Peruvian Airlines	Arequipa, Cusco, Iquitos, Tacna	D
Sky Airline	Antofagasta, Santiago	I
Spirit Airlines	Fort Lauderdale	I
Star Perú	Andahuaylas, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huánuco, Iquitos, Jauja/Huancayo, Juliaca, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, Talara, Tarapoto, Tumbes	D
TACA Airlines	San Salvador	I
TACA Airlines operated by TACA Perú	Arequipa, Asunción, Bogotá, Brasília, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cali, Caracas, Chiclayo, Cusco, Guayaquil, Havana, Juliaca, La Paz, Medellín-Córdova, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, Piura, Porto Alegre, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, San José (CR), San Salvador, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, Santiago, Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Tarapoto, Trujillo	D, I
TACA Airlines/Lacsa	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, San José (CR), Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos	I
TAM Airlines	São Paulo-Guarulhos	I
United Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental, San Francisco	I

Cargo airlines

• ABSA
• Atlas Air
• Centurion Air Cargo
• Cielos Airlines
• DHL
• FedEx
• Florida West International Airways
• LAN Cargo
• Lufthansa Cargo
• MasAir
• MTA - Master Top Airlines
• Tampa Cargo
• UPS

Cargo operations

Jorge Chávez International Airport is home to Lima Cargo City, a hub for cargo airlines. The 35 million dollar project was completed and began operations on 12 May 2009. This cargo hub is big enough to hold up to twenty cargo airplanes at the same time.

Accidents and incidents

• November 27, 1962: Varig Flight 810, a Boeing 707-441 registration PP-VJB flying from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Jorge Chávez International Airport, after initiating an overshoot procedure at the suggestion of the control tower because it was too high, proceeded to start another approach when it crashed into La Cruz peak, 8 miles away from Lima Airport. Possibly there was a misinterpretation of navigation instruments. All 97 passengers and crew aboard died.^[19]
• May 8, 1964: an Argentine Air Force Douglas C-54 registration T-47 flying from Buenos Aires to Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport crashed into a sand dune during approach in poor visibility conditions, killing 46 of 49 people on board.^[20]
• December 8, 1987: a Peruvian Navy Fokker 27-400M registration AE-560 flying from Pucallpa to Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport chartered by the Alianza Lima football team crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly before landing. A malfunctioning cockpit indicator made the crew believe that the landing gear was not properly deployed and locked, so they requested the control tower to make a low pass for a visual check by ground personnel. After receiving the confirmation that the landing gear was down, the aircraft circled the airport for another attempt to land, but plunged into the ocean instead, killing all on board except the pilot, who was the only survivor.^[21]
• March 10, 1989: an Aero Condor Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander registration OB-1271 flying from Nazca to Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport crashed into a building during approach killing all on board, apparently due to fuel exhaustion.^[22]
• April 15, 1995: an Imperial Air Tupolev Tu-134A-3 registration OB-1553 flying from Cusco to Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport suffered a tyre failure after departure. The crew decided to continue the flight to Lima, but the left main landing gear did not extend during landing. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^[23]
• October 2, 1996: Flight 603, an AeroPerú Boeing 757-23A registration N52AW flying the Miami-Lima-Santiago, Chile route crashed into the Pacific Ocean some minutes after its take off from Lima, Perú's Jorge Chávez International Airport, killing all on board. Accident investigation found that masking tape was accidentally left over the static ports during maintenance, turning the airspeed indicator, altimeter and vertical speed indicator unreliable.^[24]

See also

• Fraport AG
• Aeropuertos del Perú
• CORPAC

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.fraport.com/cms/investor_relations/dok/441/441199.traffic_figures_fraport_group_2010.htm
2. ^ (English) [1].
3. ^ Hans-Albert Draxler. "Fraport AG Traffic Figures Fraport Group 2009". Fraport.com. http://www.fraport.com/cms/investor_relations/dok/396/396570.traffic_figures_fraport_group_2009.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
4. ^ Fraport AG Traffic Figures - November 2010
5. ^ (Spanish) "Antecedentes Históricos". CORPAC. Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
6. ^ (English) "About LAP". Lima Airport Partners. Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
7. ^ Jorge Chávez International Airport to receive CAT III
8. ^ http://www.andina.com.pe/ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=SWLgtNpnUyA=
9. ^ Lima Airport: Best Airport in South America 2010
10. ^ Jorge Chávez International Airport is the best in South America (In Spanish)
11. ^ Skytrax official website
12. ^ World Airport Awards - Survey methodology
13. ^ Priority Pass official website
14. ^ Sumaq VIP Lounge website
15. ^ Priority Pass - Sumaq VIP Lounge in Lima Airport is Lounge of the Year 2010
16. ^ Travelers vote VIP lounge at Jorge Chávez International Airport best in the world
17. ^ Video about Sumaq VIP Lounge - Jorge Chavez International Airport
18. ^ lap.com.pe
19. ^ Varig 810 Accident description
20. ^ FAA T-47 Accident description
21. ^ AE-560 Accident description
22. ^ OB-1271 Accident description
23. ^ OB-1553 Accident description
24. ^ AeroPeru 603 Accident description

External links

	Peru portal
	Aviation portal

• Official Website in English and Spanish.