# Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL)

> Juliaca, PE · IATA: JUL · ICAO: SPJL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JUL` |
| ICAO | `SPJL` |
| City | Juliaca |
| Country | PE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 3826 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -15.46710, -70.15820 |

## Description

Thin air, not infrastructure, is what limits freight at Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (IATA: JUL, ICAO: SPJL): at 3,826 metres, among the highest commercial airports in the world, departing aircraft must shed weight and little payload capacity remains. Operated by concessionaire Aeropuertos Andinos del Perú a few kilometres from central Juliaca, the airport serves the trading city and the wider Puno region on Lake Titicaca, handling some 596,000 passengers in 2024. LATAM and Sky Airline fly mainly to Lima, with links to Cusco and air-taxi services locally; despite the "International" in its name no foreign scheduled route currently operates, even though customs, immigration, police and health services are present at the terminal. There are no dedicated freighter flights — alpaca wool, textiles and cross-border trade goods with Bolivia travel as belly cargo or by road. Peru's air freight consolidates at Lima Jorge Chávez International (LIM), with Cusco (CUZ) and Arequipa (AQP) as southern alternatives. On the ground, Juliaca sits on the southern Interoceanic Highway linking Puno with Brazil and with the Pacific ports of Matarani and Ilo — the usual route for heavy and bulky cargo.

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