Tingo María Airport
Airport in Peru
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Tingo María Airport (IATA: TGI, ICAO: SPGM) is an airport serving Tingo María, in the Huánuco Region of Peru. The runway is alongside the west bank of the Huallaga River.
Tingo María Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,146 ft / 654 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°17′15″S 76°00′18″W | ||||||||||
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  TGI Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3] Google Maps[4] | |||||||||||
The Tingo Maria non-directional beacon (Ident: TGM) is located on the field.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Atsa Airlines | Lima[6] |
Accidents and incidents
- On December 8, 1967, a Faucett DC-4 airliner, crashed into Mount Carpish at 10,200 feet, shortly before it was scheduled to land at Tingo María on a flight from Huánuco, killing all 66 passengers and six crew.[7]
- On May 20, 1989, a US or Peruvian-owned Cessna 208 Caravan (PNP-021) that had left Tingo María on a DEA coca eradication mission taking place in the context of Operation Snowcap,[8] crashed into Mount Huacranacro, 100 km (62.5 mls) east of Huaral. The 9 individuals on board (six American and three Peruvians) were killed.[9][10] The plane may have suffered an engine failure.[11]
- On February 25, 1994, Expresso Aéreo Flight 028, a Yakovlev Yak-40 (OB-1559), piloted by two Russians and one Peruvian,[12] struck Mount Carpish six minutes after leaving Tingo María, for Lima. The 31 occupants were killed.[13][14] The crash is reported to have effectively ended commercial air links between Tingo María and Lima until LC Perú resumed the route in 2012.[15]
