Puerto Esperanza Airport

Puerto Esperanza Airport
IATA: none ICAO: SPEP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Esperanza
Elevation  AMSL	725 ft / 221 m
Coordinates	9°46′05″S70°42′25″W / 9.76806°S 70.70694°W / -9.76806; -70.70694
Map
SPEP Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
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 near Puerto Esperanza, killing all 29 occupants. ^{[4] [5] [6]} 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. ^[7]

See also

• Peruportal
• Aviationportal
• Transport in Peru
• List of airports in Peru

References

1. Airport information for Puerto Esperanza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Google Maps - Puerto Esperanza
3. Puerto Esperanza VOR
4. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/328438
5. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/328438
6. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/26/archives/29-dead-in-peruvian-air-crash.html
7. 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