Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias International Airport explained

Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport
Iata:TYL
Icao:SPYL
Type:Public
Operator:ADP
City-Served:Talara, Peru
Elevation-F:282
Coordinates:-4.5764°N -81.2542°W
Pushpin Map:Peru
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Peru
Pushpin Label:SPYL
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-M:2450
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: WAD[1] GCM

Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias,) is an airport serving Talara, Peru. It is run by AdP S.A. (Aeropuertos del Perú S.A.). An important airport in the Piura Region, it is used both as a relief airport for Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport and for faster access to the famous Los Órganos, Máncora and Punta Sal beaches.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline against Axis powers submarines. The first American forces arrived on March 8, 1942 and construction of barracks and other facilities began during August. The station complement was the 336th Service Group which provided the necessary support resources for the personnel assigned.

American flying units assigned to the airport were:

In July 1944, the last aircraft departed from the airport, and most Americans departed. A few remained manning a communications station operated by the Army Communications Service 153d Communications Squadron. The communications facility remained open until January 31, 1947, largely training Peruvian military personnel in communications.

El Pato Air Base

El Pato Air Base of the Peruvian Air Force is located 4.5km (02.8miles) north-east of FAP Captain Víctor Montes Arias International Airport.

See also

Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)