Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (IATA: AYP, ICAO: SPHO) serves the city of Ayacucho, the capital of the Ayacucho Region in the southern Andean highlands of Peru. The airport is named in honor of Peruvian Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte and operates under the administration of Corpac, Peru's state air navigation and airports corporation. Situated at a high altitude in the Andes, the airport provides a vital air link connecting Ayacucho to Lima and other Peruvian cities, given the challenging road conditions in the region. It supports both commercial passenger services and general aviation operations. Ayacucho is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824, which sealed South American independence, and the airport serves as an important gateway for tourists visiting the region's cultural and historical attractions.