FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport
Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (IATA: CIX, ICAO: SPHI) is an airport serving Chiclayo, Peru and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by ADP a private airport operator that operates various airports in northern Peru. It is the main airport of the Lambayeque Region, one of the most populous regions of Peru.
Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADP | ||||||||||
| Location | Chiclayo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 97 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°47′15″S 79°49′40″W | ||||||||||
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  CIX Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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Sources: GCM[1] | |||||||||||
The airport is also used by the Peruvian Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP). It hosts one of the Air Force's two air superiority/interceptor squadrons, Escuadrón Aéreo 612 (Fighter Squadron 612 "Fighting Cocks"). The blast shelters housing the squadron's Mig 29 aircraft are visible from the airport runways.
The airport is named after Jose Quiñones Gonzalez, an FAP pilot who was killed during the Ecuadorian-Peruvian War of 1941.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| Star Perú | Lima |
References
- Airport information for CIX at Great Circle Mapper.