SPHO
Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport
VFR
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Name
Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SPHO / AYP / SPHO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:22 pm (PET)
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Municipality
Ayacucho
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Coordinates
13° 9′ 17″ N 74° 12′ 15″ E
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Elevation
8’999 ft (2’743 m MSL)
About Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport
Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (IATA: AYP, ICAO: SPHO) is an airport serving Ayacucho, Peru. It is managed by CORPAC S.A. (Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A.), a government organization that oversees Peruvian airports. It is the main airport of the Ayacucho Region, located in the south-central Andes of the country.
The runway sits on a mesa overlooking the Totorilla River, with high terrain in all quadrants.
The Ayacucho non-directional beacon (Ident: AYA) is located on the field.