Tingo María Airport
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| Airport type | public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,146 ft / 654 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°17′15″S 76°00′18″W / 9.28750°S 76.00500°W | ||||||||||
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  TGI Location of the 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.
The Tingo Maria non-directional beacon (Ident: TGM) is located on the field.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LC Perú | Lima, Huánuco |
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. [6]
- On May 20, 1989, a newly built Peruvian National Police Cessna 208 Caravan (PNP-021) that had left Tingo María, crashed into Mount Huacranacro, 100 km (62.5 mls) east of Huaral. The 9 occupants were killed.[7]
- On February 25, 1994, an Expresso Aéreo Yakovlev Yak-40 (OB-1559), piloted by two Russians and one Peruvian,[8] struck Mount Carpish six minutes after leaving Tingo María, Peru for Lima. The 31 occupants were killed.[9] This crash effectively ended commercial air links between Tingo María and Lima until LC Perú resumed the route in 2012.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for TGI at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Airport information for Tingo María Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ Google Maps - Tingo María
- ^ SkyVector TGM
- ^ Aviation Safety Network database
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890520-0
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://diariocorreo.pe/ciudad/renician-vuelos-comerciales-en-tingo-maria-225798/
External links
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