Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport
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 / -2.79583; -76.46667 | ||||||||||
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  SPAS Location of airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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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.
The airport is named after Vladimir Enrique Sara Bauer,[clarification needed] who died in a helicopter accident on October 6, 1977.
Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Saeta Peru | Iquitos |
Accidents and incidents
- 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
References
External links
- Accident history for SPAS at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Andoas
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
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