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32-519: Comparatively, it is the South American airport best connected to the rest of the American continent in terms of international flights, even surpassing others that have a greater volume of passengers. It is also one of the fastest growing airports in the region, having registered a 13% growth in passenger traffic during 2012. The recent free trade agreements signed by Peru with different Asian countries open

64-401: A second landing strip and a new control tower came into operation that will facilitate the growth of air movement. By the end of 2024, a new passenger terminal, currently under construction, will be inaugurated to absorb the increase in people in transit to and from South American cities. The airport was conceived in 1960 to replace the old Limatambo International Airport , which was located in

96-457: Is built with noise canceling panels. The Peru Plaza Shopping Center is located near the passenger terminal in the Grand Concourse area. The food court is located near the entrance of the passenger terminal on the second floor and is always open. There is also an ice cream vendor selling some special Peruvian flavours such as chirimoya and lucuma . The airport has numerous premium lounges in

128-469: Is managed by the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation ( CORPAC ). The Peruvian government engaged Jaime Malagón, Jerome Jakubik, Paul Slocomb, and Víctor M. Marroquín of Baker and McKenzie international law firm, to oversee the changes. In February 2005, the first phase of remodeling of the terminal was completed, which included the total renovation of the existing infrastructure,

160-634: The Aeroperú Flight 603 accident, in which a Boeing 757 leaving the airport to Santiago , crashed in the Pacific Ocean , killing all 70 people on board. Along with Aeroperú, Faucett Perú and other large airlines would also cease operations. LATAM Peru , then known as LAN Peru, would become the largest airline in Peru, controlling most of the domestic market. By decision of the Government of Peru, in 2001, it

192-477: The San Isidro District , because it had been surrounded by the new residential areas in the east of the city of Lima. Without the modern facilities built later, the first international flight was carried out on June 22, 1960; and four months later, on October 29, 1960, President Manuel Prado Ugarteche inaugurated it with the name Lima International Airport. Its later name is due to the young aviation pioneer,

224-626: The historic center and the Financial Center ; and others towards Miraflores and the south area like Pachacamac and Surco . For safety reasons, it is advisable to only take taxis from companies that are located in the national or international arrivals area. You can also request taxi service via smartphone applications, which are secure and have standard rates. There is also the possibility of renting cars, contacting companies also located at international arrivals. They commonly travel through Elmer Faucett Avenues, La Marina Avenue (connects with

256-403: The post office , a telephone exchange , an emergency lighting plant, warehouses, and offices. The terminal was divided into a main hall and five additional floors, the former featuring (among several things) a golden map of South America made by Reynaldo Luza. The first floor featured airline offices, while the second housed CORPAC's offices. The third floor housed telecommunication centres,

288-570: The south . Works was to be completed in 4 years, by the beginning of the year 2023, and will allow the transit of 40 million passengers per year by 2030. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , work was delayed but continued in 2021. The new terminal will be completed in December 2024. The airport hosts the Wyndham Costa del Sol hotel which is located adjacent to the control tower and the arrivals exit. The hotel

320-653: The Interior , while the building used by Pan American-Grace Airways (located next to the first terminal) became the headquarters of the National Geographic Institute . The southeastern terrain adjacent to the airport was the site of the construction of a housing project known as the Torres de Limatambo , located on the corners of Aviación (formerly Aeropuerto ) and Angamos avenues and promoted by architect Fernando Belaúnde during his second presidency. Since

352-845: The Interior Ministry), and the latter is named after politician José Gálvez Barrenechea , who served as President of the Senate twice (1945–1948 and 1956–1957). The road that led to the terminal's main entrance, built during the mid 20th century as part of the airport's renovation works, became known as Corpac Avenue  [ es ] . It was connected to the former southern Pan-American Highway , now known as Republic of Panama Avenue  [ es ] . CORPAC The Peruvian Corporation of Commercial Airports and Aviation Inc. (CORPAC) ( Spanish : Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial ) operates various airports in Peru . It

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384-570: The LAP announced that in 2010, the airport would have a new category III instrument landing system to help with landing in foggy conditions. Arquitectonica, a Miami-based architectural office, and Lima Airport Partners planned a second terminal and expansion of the main terminal. On October 24, 2018, the Peruvian state delivered all the land for the expansion and modernization of the Jorge Chavez airport to

416-713: The Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez . Lima's first airport was the Limatambo Airport in San Isidro . It ceased operations in 1960 due to a lack of space and capacity, and was replaced by the Lima-Callao International Airport, which was inaugurated by President Manuel Prado Ugarteche on 29 October of the same year. In June 1965, the Lima-Callao airport was renamed the "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez" after

448-560: The airport opened Lima Cargo City, a hub for cargo airlines. Transportation between the airport and the city is provided by taxis, tour buses and vans. Airport Express Lima is the official bus of Jorge Chávez Airport. Line 2 and Line 4 of the Lima Metro are currently under construction. Some companies of taxis and buses offer services to visit the city, some of them transit through the avenues: Faucett, Linea Amarilla, Tomás Valle, De La Marina, Colonial and Costa Verde. Some go north , east , to

480-456: The airport operator "Lima Airport Partners". The estimated investment of US$ 1,200 million includes the construction of a new runway, a control tower and a passenger terminal in addition to the existing one. On the other hand, the state will build a new bridge and highway on the current Santa Rosa Avenue that will connect directly with the "Costa Verde" highway, benefiting a lot of tourists and entrepreneurs who are only going to visit Miraflores and

512-495: The airport's disestablishment, its two runways have been incorporated into the city's road system in the form of two avenues: Civil Guard Avenue ( Spanish : Avenida Guardia Civil ) and Gálvez Barrenechea Avenue ( Spanish : Avenida Gálvez Barrenechea , formerly Avenida Principal ). The former is named after the Civil Guard , the main law enforcement agency in Peru during most of the 20th century (which also had its offices in

544-527: The construction of the Peru Plaza Shopping Center and the new concourse with 18 boarding gates, 7 of which have boarding bridges . In June 2007, a four-star hotel, Ramada Costa del Sol, opened at the airport, whose building is directly connected to the passenger terminal by an elevated pedestrian bridge. In January 2009, the second phase of the terminal expansion was commenced. The terminal has 28 gates, 19 with boarding bridges . In August 2009,

576-464: The departures terminal, such as VIP Peru. For passengers in first class, there is an exclusive salon near the gates, the VIP Club. For tourist information, Iperú modules are available, located at national and international arrivals and national and international departures. There, free information material is distributed as well as information about the main tourist destinations in Peru. On 12 May 2009,

608-539: The districts of southern Lima and those with high hotel offerings such as San Isidro and Miraflores), Tomás Valle (connects with Lima Norte, Lima Este, Rimac and with the Historic Center), Javier Prado, Pan-American Highway North , South, Vía de Evitamiento and Yellow Line. [REDACTED] Media related to Jorge Chávez International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Limatambo International Airport Limatambo International Airport ( IATA : LIM , ICAO : SPIM )

640-602: The existence of the airport, the land had been occupied by the Indian town of Rimaj-Tampu, which venerated an oracle known as Rimaj . The airport's first building was designed by Max Peña Prado, built by construction company Roque Vargas Prada y Compañía , and inaugurated on November 3, 1935, by General Óscar R. Benavides , then president of Peru . The building was originally ivory-coloured , of an elongated plane and modernist architecture style, measuring 56 metres in length and 25 metres tall. It had an access ramp, occupied by

672-444: The famous Peruvian aviator, Jorge Chávez Dartnell . In December 1965, the terminal building was officially opened by President Fernando Belaúnde after 11 months of reconstruction. The airport did not receive any renovation or change in infrastructure for 35 years. After winning a competition to design the plans by the architects Carlos Arana, Antenor Orrego, Juan Torres, Miguel Bao and Luis Vásquez, and 11 months of reconstruction, it

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704-402: The fourth housed administrative and engineering offices, and the fifth a meteorological observatory. The control tower crowned the structure. The airport had two runways: one was 1,975 metres long and 100 metres wide, while the other's dimensions were 1,800 and 100 metres, and it also had a taxiway. The total paved area was 247,031 square metres. Prior to its inauguration, the city of Lima

736-592: The hub for a number of airlines, including the Pan American-Grace Airways (whose building was located next to the original terminal) and Aerolíneas Peruanas from 1956 to 1960. The airport also serviced flights of civilian airline Faucett Perú and those of the Peruvian Air Force during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War . The airport's terminal continued to exist, eventually housing the Ministry of

768-557: The possibility of connecting to the airport with terminals in Asia and Oceania in the near future, that is, in late 2024 when the New Terminal begins operations, also foreseeing a greater number of connections with new cities. In 2022 it entered the list of the 50 most important air hubs worldwide, occupying position number 47 after having been in position 58 in 2019 according to the international air statistics consultancy OAG. On April 3, 2023,

800-407: The re-inauguration ceremony. When construction works were finished, the airport had a total area of 1’614.132 m , and was surrounded by cornfields. In its heyday, it saw the arrival of international figures, such as John Wayne , Johnny Weissmüller , Mario Moreno , Obdulio Varela , Nat King Cole , Dolores del Río and Pedro Infante , among others. Due to this, a common sight at the airport

832-478: The terminal. When it was in operation, Compañía de Aviación Faucett had its corporate headquarters on the airport premises. Aerolíneas Peruanas was founded in 1956 as Peru's first flag carrier airline but would cease operations in 1971, being replaced by Aeroperú . For a long time, Aeroperú was the largest airline in Peru, and also one of the largest in South America. It would be declared bankrupt in 1999 after

864-547: The terrain it had acquired, additional lads were expropriated from the Brescia family for its construction. The airport's modernisation was overseen by CORPAC, with construction finishing on September 23, 1948, under the government of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero , in honour of Jorge Chávez 's fight across the Alps . A new terminal was built to replace the former building that was inaugurated in 1935, with Bustamante now being present at

896-609: Was an airport of Lima , Peru that operated from its inauguration by Óscar R. Benavides in 1935 until its closure on New Year's Day of 1964, when it was replaced by the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Callao . Today, the terminal is the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior of Peru , and the runways are incorporated within the city as the Guardia Civil and José Gálvez Barrenechea avenues. Prior to

928-401: Was awarded a concession to the company Lima Airport Partners (LAP), a German-American consortium of Fraport , with the purpose of undertaking its expansion and comprehensive remodeling. As part of the process, the Peruvian congressional commission held talks with LAP. These conversations resulted in an agreement in which LAP committed to remodeling the airport facilities.The air traffic control

960-471: Was officially reopened on December 30, 1965, by President Fernando Belaúnde . It was considered in its time as one of the most modern airports in Latin America due above all to the very advanced and award-winning architecture of the passenger terminal. The airport did not receive any major changes to its infrastructure for the next 35 years, except for isolated remodeling and expansions in different sectors of

992-455: Was serviced by small air strips , such as those in Santa Beatriz (opened in 1924), Bellavista and Elmer Faucett (both located in neighbouring Callao , and the former interrupted by a huaca ). The incomplete airport, named after the hacienda whose lands it occupied, was the first of its kind in the city, owned by CORPAC , after which the current neighbourhood is named. In addition to

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1024-526: Was that of fans waiting for a celebrity to leave the terminal. The airport's inability to host jet aircraft due to its runway's length combined with the city's growth eventually led the airport to close on January 1, 1964. In order to replace the airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport , located in Callao , was inaugurated under the name "Lima-Callao Airport" in 1960, followed by a second inauguration under its current name in 1965. The airport had both national and international flights, and served as

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