Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport

Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport
IATA: PIU – ICAO: SPUR PIU Location of airport in Peru
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ADP
Location	Piura
Elevation AMSL	174 ft / 53 m
Coordinates	5°12′0″S 80°37′0″W / 5.20000°S 80.61667°W / -5.20000; -80.61667Coordinates: 5°12′0″S 80°37′0″W / 5.20000°S 80.61667°W / -5.20000; -80.61667
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 8.202 2.500 Asphalt

Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (IATA: PIU, ICAO: SPUR) is an airport serving Piura, Peru. It is run by ADP a private operator that manages various airports in northem Peru. It is the main airport of the Piura Region, the second most populous one of the country. It is currently served by LAN Perú, Peruvian Airlines, TACA Perú and SAEREO; and is located 2 km from Piura's main square and 130 km from the famous Máncora resort.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and accidents

• On March 28, 1998 a Peruvian Air Force Antonov 32 carrying the dual civil/military registration OB-1389/FAP-388 and inbound from Tumbes evacuating 50 people stranded by El Niño-driven floods had an engine failure while approaching Piura. As the aircraft was overloaded, the pilot couldn't keep height and the plane struck three houses of a nearby shantytown and crashed into a canal. While the crew of five survived, 21 passengers died plus one person on the ground.^[1]

• On 20 September 2005, an Air Rum aircraft full of Gambian football fans heading for Lima, Peru faked a fuel starvation emergency so that the flight had to divert to Piura.^[2] The fans were going to support their national team playing in the city for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

External links

• (English) Airport information for SPUR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

References

1. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/photos/displayphoto.php?id=19980328-0&vnr=1&kind=C
2. ↑ Gambians emergency landing, BBC News, 22 Sept 2005