Puerto Esperanza Airport
Puerto Esperanza Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Esperanza | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 725 ft / 221 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°46′05″S 70°42′25″W / 9.76806°S 70.70694°W | ||||||||||
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SPEP Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Puerto Esperanza Airport (ICAO: SPEP) is an airport serving the town of Esperanza in the Ucayali Region of Peru. The town is on the Purus River.
The Puerto Esperanza VOR (Ident: PZA) is located on the field.[3]
Accident
- On 22 December 1979, a Peruvian Air Force DHC-5D (reg. FAP-348, msn. 55) on a civic flight from Pucallpa Airport crashed on approach to Puerto Esperanza, killing all 29 occupants.[4][5] While descending to Puerto Esperanza, the crew encountered thunderstorm activity, which possibly led to severe in-flight turbulences. The airplane lost control and crashed about 30 km from the airport.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Puerto Esperanza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Puerto Esperanza
- ^ Puerto Esperanza VOR
- ^ https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/328438
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/26/archives/29-dead-in-peruvian-air-crash.html
- ^ https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dhc-5-buffalo-near-puerto-esperenza-29-killed
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Puerto Esperanza
- OurAirports - Puerto Esperanza
- SkyVector - Puerto Esperanza
- Puerto Esperanza Airport
- Accident history for Puerto Esperanza Airport at Aviation Safety Network