Contents
Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 28 July 1821 |
| Capital City: |
| Lima |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 20 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 40 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Geography
Peru, in western South America, extends for nearly 2,414 km (1,500 miles) along the Pacific Ocean. Colombia and Ecuador are to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, and Chile to the south. Peru is divided by the Andes Mountains into three sharply differentiated zones. It is located between 69° to 81° western geographic longitude and 0° to 18° southern geographic latitude and has an area of 1,285,220 square kilometres (496,223 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Lima, are about 77°03′ W and 12°03′ S.
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National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Peru History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Peru
World Travel Guide – South America – Peru
wikipedia: Peru
wikipedia: History of Peru
Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Peru
Governments on the WWW: Peru
HispanoLink: Peru
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in Peru.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
The registration prefixes ‘O-P’ and ‘O-A’ were used from 1919 to 1929.
The registration prefix ‘OA-‘ was used from 1929 to 1950; eg: OA-562.
The registration prefix ‘OB-‘ is used from 1950 to present; eg: OB-1842-P.
All-time Peru – civil aircraft register (O-Paa OA-nnn OB-nnn).
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Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Peruana)
Naval Aviation (Fuerza Aviación Naval del Perú)
Army Aviation (Aviación del Ejército Peruano)
Central Government Agencies
Government Aviation – VIP transport is provided by the Air Force
Coast Guard Aviation (Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú)
Public Service Aviation
Medical Aviation – no helicopter medical rescue services known
Police Aviation (Direccion de Aviación Policial)
Commercial Aviation
Aero Condor
Aerolíneas Star Perú
Aero Transporte SA
Americana de Aviación SA
Aviadina SAC
Cielos del Perú
Compania De Aviacion Faucett
Lan Perú
TACA Perú
wikipedia: Airlines of Peru
The World’s Airlines: Peru
Private Aviation
To be added.
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
None at present.
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Civil Airports and Airfields Listing
Airports in Peru
Military Air Bases & Airfields
On Show
Aviation Museums
Fuerte Real Felipe – Museo del Ejercito, Callao
Museo Aeronáutico del Perú, Base Aérea Las Palmas / Santiago de Surco
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
None at present.
Aviation Bibliography
Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)
Air Arsenal North America (Phil Butler)
Texan and Harvards in Latin America (Dan Hagedorn)
Latin American Fighters (Iñigo Guevara y Moyano)
Latin American Air Wars and Aircraft 1912-1969 (Dan Hagedorn)
Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)
Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)
World Air Forces Directory (Ian Carroll)
Military Balance (IISS)
World Air Power Journal 30
Web Links
None at present.