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Rodríguez Ballón International airport in Arequipa (Peru)
Rodríguez Ballón International airport is located near Arequipa, with Los Blancos at 1mi↑, Arequipa at 5mi↑, Yura at 9mi↑, Socabaya at 10mi↑, Pucara at 26mi↑, Lluta at 36mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Peru and Southernmost airports in Peru
→ See also airports in Peru
aerial view of Rodríguez Ballón International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SPQU
- IATA code : AQP
- Local code : -
Elevation : 2562 m = 8406ft
→ See also Highest airports in Peru and Lowest airports in Peru
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 2980m = 9777ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Peru
Coming to Rodríguez Ballón International airport
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Aviation weather for Rodríguez Ballón International airport SPQU AQP
METAR for Rodríguez Ballón International airport SPQU AQP
SPQU 292300Z 26008KT 210V290 CAVOK 14/06 Q1026 NOSIG RMK PP000
Decoded METAR for Rodríguez Ballón International airport SPQU AQP
METAR issued by SPQU on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 39 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
QNH is 1026hPa = 30.3inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 260°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours remarks : PP000
TAF for Rodríguez Ballón International airport SPQU AQP
SPQU 292300Z 3000/3024 VRB03KT CAVOK TX21/3017Z TN09/3010Z FM301430 24004KT CAVOK FM301730 27011KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Rodríguez Ballón International airport SPQU AQP
TAF issued by SPQU on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, issued 2 hours and 39 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, November 29, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
3000/3024 VRB03KT CAVOK TX21/3017Z TN09/3010Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
FM301430 24004KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM301730 27011KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Rodríguez Ballón International airport
Around Rodríguez Ballón International airport in Arequipa (Peru)
near
- Hotels in Los Blancos
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 3896mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 3948mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5975mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 6018mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 6018mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 6018mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 6019mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 6019mi↑
- San Sebastian at 6019mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 6036mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6036mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6036mi↑
- for Rodríguez Ballón International airport at 0mi↑
- for Vitor airport at 18mi↑
- for Mariano Melgar airport at 37mi↑
nearest airports to Rodríguez Ballón International airport in Arequipa (Peru)
- Vitor airport (SPVR ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Mariano Melgar airport (SPLC ) at 37mi↑NOTAM
- Siguas airport (SPSI ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
- Chivay airport ( PE-0032) at 49mi↑
- Mollendo airport (SPDO ) at 55mi↑NOTAM
- Cesar Torke Podesta airport (SPEQ ) at 72mi↑NOTAM
- Camana airport (SPAM ) at 76mi↑defunct airport
- Orcopampa airport (SPOR ) at 87mi↑NOTAM
- Toquepala airport (SPTQ ) at 90mi↑NOTAM
- Ilo airport (SPLO ILQ ) at 95mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cuno Cuno airport (SPCN ) at 104mi↑defunct airport
- Yauri airport (SPIY ) at 107mi↑NOTAM
- Ventilla airport (SPNP ) at 108mi↑NOTAM
- Inca Manco Capac International airport (SPJL JUL ) at 112mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Fausa airport (SPFA ) at 113mi↑defunct airport
- Caraveli airport (SPVL ) at 125mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Peru
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
