Las Palmas Air Base
{{Short description|Airport in Peru}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Las Palmas air base
| nativename = Base Aérea Las Palmas
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = EN BASE AÉREA LAS PALMAS SE PRESENTARON AERONAVES ADQUIRIDAS POR EL PERÚ (23554920113).jpg
| IATA =
| ICAO = SPLP
| type = Public
| owner = Fuerza Aerea del Perú
United States Air Force
| operator = 2ª Región aérea territorial FAP
| location = Lima
| elevation-f = 243
| elevation-m = 74
| coordinates = {{Coord|12|09|35|S|77|00|00|W|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Peru
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label = SPLP
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Peru
| metric-elev =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-f =
| r1-length-m = 2285
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Sources: GCM{{GCM|SPLP}} Google Maps[https://www.google.com/maps/@-12.1619782,-76.9997456,3751m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Las Palmas]
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Las Palmas Air Base is a military airport in Santiago de Surco District, city of Lima, Peru. It is administered by the Peruvian Air Force (abbreviated FAP), one of three branches of the Peruvian Armed Forces. The United States Air Force began operations there on June 1, 2023.
The runway length does not include a {{convert|150|m}} displaced threshold on Runway 02. The Lima VOR-DME (Ident: LIM) is {{convert|11.7|nmi|km}} northwest of the runway.[http://ourairports.com/navaids/LIM/Lima_VOR-DME_PE/#lat=-12.008600234985352,lon=-77.122802734375,zoom=10,type=Satellite OurAirports LIM VOR]
History
During the Japanese embassy hostage crisis, a replica of the ambassador's residence was built on the base's premises, where a rescue operation was practiced until its execution in 1997.
The National Aerophotographic Service is housed in its premises.
=2019 Pan American Games=
The air base was the stage for the shooting competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games.{{cite web|url=https://lima2019.pe/en/detalle-noticia/lima-2019-firmo-convenio-de-apoyo-interinstitucional-con-la-marina-de-guerra-del-peru|title= Lima 2019 Signs Inter-Agency Support Agreement With Peruvian Navy|date=25 April 2018|website=www.lima2019.pe/|publisher=2019 Pan and Parapan American Games Organising Committee (COPAL)|access-date=7 September 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611071024/http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/infraestructura/docs/html/lima.htm Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil: lista de aerodromos autorizados en el departamento de Lima] (Spanish)
- [http://ourairports.com/airports/SPLP/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Las Palmas AB]
- [https://skyvector.com/airport/SPLP/Las-Palmas-Airport SkyVector - Las Palmas]
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-12.1749/-77.0027 OpenStreetMap - Las Palmas]
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Category:Venues of the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games
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