Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport

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CRNL. FAP. Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
IATA: IQT - ICAO: SPQT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator CORPAC S.A.
Serves Iquitos
Elevation AMSL 406 ft (124 m)
Coordinates 3°45′0″S, 73°13′0″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 8,202 2,500 Asphalt

Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IATA: IQTICAO: SPQT) is an airport serving Peru's fifth largest city, Iquitos. It and Pucallpa's Captain Rolden International Airport are the main air hubs in the Peruvian Amazon. It is the hub of AviaSelva, a secondary hub of TANS, and a hub of many other smaller jungle airlines such as Saeta Peru. It is used as a connecting point for many small cities, towns, and other urbanizations located in the jungle. In the nearby past it has served Brazilian destinations and Miami, Florida, USA but as of 2006 these schedueled flights were not available. There has been many ongoing talks of direct Cusco-Iquitos flights but there currently aren't any.Its runways are fully paved. It has flights to all over the country with various airlines. It is the main gateway for tourists visiting the city of Iquitos, spectacular jungle lodges, and the Amazon Rainforest, the world's largest rain forest.

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