Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (official name Alférez FAP Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport) (IATA: AOP, ICAO: SPAS) is a small regional airport serving Andoas, in the northern Loreto Region of Peru. It is currently not served by any scheduled airline but it is by private and charter airlines. The airport is less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) in from the Pastaza River and is 20 kilometres (12 mi) downstream from the Peruvian border with Ecuador.
Alférez FAP Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport Andoas Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | CORPAC S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Andoas, Peru | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 728 ft / 222 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°47′45″S 76°28′00″W / 2.79583°S 76.46667°W | ||||||||||
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  SPAS Location of airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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The airport is named after Vladimir Enrique Sara Bauer,[clarification needed] who died in a helicopter accident on October 6, 1977.
Airlines and Destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Saeta Peru | Iquitos |
Accidents and incidents edit
- On May 5, 1998, the 1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash took place near the airport, when a chartered Boeing 737 crashed near the airport, killing 75 out of 88 occupants.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Airport information for SPAS[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SPAS at Great Circle Mapper.
External links edit
- Accident history for SPAS at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Andoas
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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