# Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP)

> Ayacucho, PE · IATA: AYP · ICAO: SPHO · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AYP` |
| ICAO | `SPHO` |
| City | Ayacucho |
| Country | PE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 2718 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -13.15480, -74.20440 |

## Description

405,000 passengers in 2024 and an elevation of 2,719 metres are the two numbers that shape air cargo at Ayacucho Airport (AYP/SPHO) in the Peruvian Andes — high-altitude performance limits cut into payload before capacity is even sold. LATAM and SKY Airline provide the scheduled service, essentially the trunk route to Lima, and Aeropuertos Andinos del Perú has held the concession since 2011. No dedicated cargo terminal or freighter operation is confirmed at AYP, so freight travels as belly cargo on narrowbody domestic flights, which in practice restricts it to small, light and time-critical goods such as spare parts, documents and pharmaceuticals. Volume shipments from the Ayacucho region move by truck instead, down the Vía Los Libertadores to the coast and on along the Panamericana to Lima — roughly 570 road kilometres — where Jorge Chávez (LIM) handles customs and export. For sea freight, Pisco lies a little over 330 road kilometres west, with Callao the default for deep-sea containers. Anyone quoting door-to-door times into Ayacucho should price the road leg, not just the flight.

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