Las Palmas air base Base Aérea Las Palmas | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Fuerza Aerea del Perú United States Air Force | ||||||||||
Operator | 2ª Región aérea territorial FAP | ||||||||||
Location | Lima | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 243 ft / 74 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°09′35″S 77°00′00″W / 12.15972°S 77.00000°W | ||||||||||
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Las Palmas Air Base is a military airport in Santiago de Surco District, city of Lima, Peru. It is administered by the Peruvian Air Force (abbreviated FAP), one of three branches of the Peruvian Armed Forces. The United States Air Force began operations there on June 1, 2023.
The runway length does not include a 150 metres (490 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 02. The Lima VOR-DME (Ident: LIM) is 11.7 nautical miles (21.7 km) northwest of the runway.[3]