Tingo María Airport
Airport in Peru
TGI
Location of the airport in Peru
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
01/19 | 2,098 | 6,883 | Gravel |
Sources: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3] Google Maps[4]
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.
The Tingo Maria non-directional beacon (Ident: TGM) is located on the field.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
ATSA | 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, an Expresso Aéreo 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]
See also
- Transport in Peru
- List of airports in Peru
References
- ^ "Airport information for SPGM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Airport information for TGI at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Airport information for Tingo María Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ Google Maps - Tingo María
- ^ SkyVector TGM
- ^ "Atsa Airlines | Pasajes aéreos y promociones en vuelos nacionales". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network database
- ^ Michael Isikoff (1989-05-23). "DRUG AGENTS' BODIES FOUND IN PERU CRASH". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan I PNP-021 Huaral".
- ^ "Air Crash Impairs Drug War in Peru". Chicago Tribune. 23 May 1989.
- ^ "Detroit DEA agent among Peruvian crash victims".
- ^ "Peru Tragedia Aérea". El Tiempo.com. 1994-02-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft Accident Yakovlev OB-1559 Tingo Maria". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Russian Plane Crashes in Peru, 29 May Have Died". 27 February 1994.
- ^ Tingo Maria commercial flights
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Tingo María
- OurAirports - Tingo María
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- Accident history for Tingo María Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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