FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport

Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (IATA: CIX, ICAO: SPHI) is an airport serving Chiclayo, Peru and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by ADP a private airport operator that operates various airports in northern Peru. It is the main airport of the Lambayeque Region, one of the most populous regions of Peru.

Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport
Chiclayo Airport in Peru
IATA: CIX ICAO: SPHI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ADP
Location	Chiclayo
Elevation AMSL	97 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	6°47′15″S 79°49′40″W / 6.78750°S 79.82778°W / -6.78750; -79.82778Coordinates: 6°47′15″S 79°49′40″W / 6.78750°S 79.82778°W / -6.78750; -79.82778
Map
CIX Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,519 8,264 Asphalt
Sources: GCM^[1]

The airport is also used by the Peruvian Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP). It hosts one of the Air Force's two air superiority/interceptor squadrons, Escuadrón Aéreo 612 (Fighter Squadron 612 "Fighting Cocks"). The blast shelters housing the squadron's Mig 29 aircraft are visible from the airport runways.

The airport is named after Jose Quiñones Gonzalez, an FAP pilot who was killed during the Ecuadorian-Peruvian War of 1941.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen
JetSmart Perú	Lima
LATAM Perú	Lima
Star Perú	Lima

See also

• Transport in Peru
• List of airports in Peru

References

1. Airport information for CIX at Great Circle Mapper.

External links

• OurAirports - Chiclayo
• SkyVector Aeronautical Charts