FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport
Airport in Pucallpa, Coronel Portillo, Ucayali, Peru
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport (IATA: PCL, ICAO: SPCL) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo) (also known as Captain Rolden International Airport)[2] is an airport serving the city of Pucallpa in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is operated by Aeropuertos del Perú, S.A. Captain Rengifo Airport is the main airport serving the Ucayali Region.
FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport Captain Rolden International Airport | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADP | ||||||||||
| Location | Pucallpa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 516 ft (157 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°22′40″S 74°34′27″W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  PCL Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Sources: GCM[1] | |||||||||||
Name
The airport is named in honor of Peruvian Air Force Captain David Abensur Rengifo, a cargo pilot and Pucallpa native who was killed in the crash of a FAP L-100-20 Hercules (reg. FAP-383) on June 9, 1983, when the plane was going to land in Puerto Maldonado Airport, in the southern Peruvian Amazon jungle.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Majoro | Charter: Atalaya, Contamana, Sepahua, Puerto Esperanza, Breu , Bolognesi |
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| Saeta Perú | Charter: Atalaya, Tarapoto, Contamana, Puerto Esperanza, Sepahua |
| Sky Airline Peru | Lima |
| Star Perú | Iquitos, Lima |
Air Majoro[5] also provides air ambulance services to Amazon towns in the region.
Incidents and accidents
.jpg)
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204, a Boeing 737, attempting to land in heavy cumulus clouds, and a severe hailstorm crashed short of the runway at Pucallpa Airport. Out of the 98 passengers and crew on board, 40 were killed. [6]
