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Inca Manco Capac International Airport

Juliaca, Peru

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Inca Manco Capac International Airport

Juliaca, Peru
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SPJL
ICAO
12552 ft
Elevation
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High-altitude gateway to Lake Titicaca and the Peruvian altiplano.

Opened
1964
Location
Juliaca, Peru
Inca Manco Capac International Airport (IATA: JUL, ICAO: SPJL) serves Juliaca, the largest city in the Puno Region of southern Peru. Situated on the altiplano at an elevation of approximately 3,825 meters (12,549 feet) above sea level, it is one of the highest commercial airports in the world, presenting unique operational challenges for aircraft performance and passenger acclimatization. The airport is a key air access point for tourists visiting Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, and the nearby city of Puno. It handles both domestic and limited international traffic, connecting the region to Lima and other Peruvian cities. Airlines including LATAM Peru and Sky Airline operate regular scheduled services from this airport.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and the cities of Juliaca and Puno is available via taxis, private transfers, and shared minibuses.
Airlines here
Major carriers serving JUL include LATAM Peru and Sky Airline, primarily with domestic routes to Lima and other Peruvian cities.
Notable facts
  • ›Elevation of approximately 3,825 meters (12,549 feet) makes it one of the highest commercial airports in the world.
  • ›Named after Manco Capac, the legendary founder of the Inca Empire.
  • ›Serves as the primary air gateway to Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.
  • ›The high altitude requires special aircraft performance calculations and can cause altitude sickness in arriving passengers.
  • ›Located in the Puno Region of southern Peru, near the Bolivian border.
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Route map (3 destinations)

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Routes

JUL → AQPAA · 320
JUL → CUZAM · 319
JUL → AQPIB · 319
JUL → AQPJJ · 319
JUL → AQPLA · 319
JUL → CUZLA · 319
JUL → LIMLA · 319
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Encyclopaedia

Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, known as Aeropuerto Internacional Inca Manco Cápac in Spanish, is an extremely high elevation airport serving in the city of Juliaca in Peru, 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Titicaca Lake. Airport operations are run by Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A. (CORPAC), a government entity that oversees management of Peruvian airports. Despite being classified as international, the airport does not feature any scheduled international nonstop flights. The airport has one of the longest runways in Latin America and the longest in Peru.

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