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.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Peru History

Further National Information:
Yahoo Peru Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - South America - Peru

Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Peru

Governments on the WWW: Peru

HispanoLink: Peru

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
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.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Peruana)

Naval Aviation (Fuerza Aviación Naval del Perú)

Army Aviation (Aviación del Ejército Peruano)

Central Government Agencies:
Police Aviation (Direccion de Aviación Policial)

Public Service Aviation:
To be added.

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

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present.

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-

Civil Airports and Airfields Listing
 

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
Museo Aeronáutico del Perú, Base Aérea Las Palmas / Santiago de Surco

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)