Tingo María Airport

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.

Tingo María Airport
Summary
Airport typepublic
ServesTingo María, Huánuco, Peru
Elevation AMSL2,146 ft / 654 m
Coordinates9°17′15″S 76°00′18″W
Map
TGI
Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,098 6,883 Gravel
Sources: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3] Google Maps[4]

The Tingo Maria non-directional beacon (Ident: TGM) is located on the field.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
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 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.[8]
  • On February 25, 1994, an Expresso Aéreo Yakovlev Yak-40 (OB-1559), piloted by two Russians and one Peruvian,[9] struck Mount Carpish six minutes after leaving Tingo María, Peru for Lima. The 31 occupants were killed.[10] This crash effectively ended commercial air links between Tingo María and Lima until LC Perú resumed the route in 2012.[11]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for SPGM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for TGI at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Airport information for Tingo María Airport at Transport Search website.
  4. Google Maps - Tingo María
  5. SkyVector TGM
  6. https://www.atsaairlines.com/en
  7. Aviation Safety Network database
  8. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890520-0
  9. "Peru Tragedia Aérea". El Tiempo.com. 1994-02-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  10. "ASN Aircraft Accident Yakovlev OB-1559 Tingo Maria". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  11. Tingo Maria commercial flights



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