The Jorge Chavez International Airport, the largest part of domestic and international flights in the country, and no wonder, its strategic location on the west coast of South America and the Constitutional Province of Callao, it the main terminal air of Peru. It is noteworthy that improvements in the quality of visitor attention, earned her international awards year after year that position as the best in South America.
In the world rankings, the Jorge Chávez ranked 25th, according to Skytrax Research, market research consultancy specializing in airport issues based in London. Also, for the fifth time he qualified as Leading Airport South in 2013, selected by travel agents worldwide.
Note that our airport is a hub for Latin America of the Chilean airline LAN, LAN Peru and linked to the Colombian Avianca.
Reviewing its history in Wikipedia, we learn that it was built in 1960 with the purpose of replacing the old airport Limatambo, who was in the district of San Isidro, because over the years he was surrounded by new Lima residential areas.
Your name pioneer Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez Dartnell, who was the first man to cross the Alps with a monoplane in 1910 Today, should the main air terminal in Peru proudly bears his name.
The opening was in 1965 and was considered at its time one of the most modern in Latin America. There was no change over the next 36 years unless remodeling.
In 2001, the Peruvian government gave the airport concession to Patners Lima Airport (LAP), a German-American consortium in order to remodel and finished in 2005.
Later in 2007, the Ramada Costa del Sol hotel was opened; in 2009, conducted the second phase of the renovation adding twelve sleeves as well as the expansion of the commercial area, remodeling of the central tower, among others. In 2011 the "recapeo track" began in 2014 and will feature a new radar.
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