FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport
FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport Captain Rolden International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADP | ||||||||||
| Location | Pucallpa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 516 ft (157 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°22′40″S 74°34′27″W / 8.37778°S 74.57417°W | ||||||||||
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  PCL Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM[1] | |||||||||||
FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport (IATA: PCL, ICAO: SPCL) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo) (also known as Captain Rolden International Airport)[2] is an airport serving the city of Pucallpa in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is operated by Aeropuertos del Perú, S.A. Captain Rengifo Airport is the main airport serving the Ucayali Region.
Name
[edit]The airport is named in honor of Peruvian Air Force Captain David Abensur Rengifo, a cargo pilot and Pucallpa native who was killed in the crash of a FAP L-100-20 Hercules (reg. FAP-383) on 9 June 1983, when the plane was going to land in Puerto Maldonado Airport, in the southern Peruvian Amazon jungle.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines serving the airport include:[5][6]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| Sky Airline Peru | Lima |
| Star Perú | Iquitos, Lima |
Air Majoro[7] also provides air ambulance services to Amazon towns in the region.
Incidents and accidents
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On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204, a Boeing 737, attempting to land in heavy cumulus clouds, and a severe hailstorm crashed short of the runway at Pucallpa Airport. Out of the 98 passengers and crew on board, 40 were killed.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Airport information for PCL" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ A-Z World Airports Online - Peru airports
- ↑ https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/327630 [bare URL]
- ↑ "Los - Noticias Defensa en abierto". 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Flights from Pucallpa". www.flightconnections.com. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
- ↑ "Direct (non-stop) flights from Pucallpa, Cap Fap David Avenzur Rengifo (PCL) - FlightsFrom.com". www.flightsfrom.com. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
- ↑ "AirMajoro – Sobrevuelos a Lineas de Nazca y Vuelos desde Pucallpa a Bolognesi, Atalaya y Contamana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ↑ "Accident history for Pucallpa". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007.
External links
[edit]- CORPAC official site (Spanish only)
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- OurAirports - Pucallpa Archived 24 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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