# Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX / SPHI) **Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport** (IATA: CIX, ICAO: SPHI) is a large airport in Chiclayo, Lambayeque Region, Peru. It opened on 16 Apr 1956. It has one runway, 2,520 m (8,266 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos del Perú. In 2022 it handled 602 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sphi ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CIX / SPHI - Type: Large airport - Operator: Aeropuertos del Perú - Serves: Chiclayo, Lambayeque Region, Peru - Opened: 16 Apr 1956 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 30 m / 97 ft - Coordinates: -6.7892, -79.8283 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,520 m / 8,266 ft - Passengers: 602,069 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Lima - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAP_Captain_Jos%C3%A9_Abelardo_Qui%C3%B1ones_Gonz%C3%A1lez_International_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275990 - Weather station: SPHI · WMO 84452 - Ident: SPHI ## Timeline - 16 Apr 1956: Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01/19 | 2,520 m / 8,266 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 007° / 187° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 1999 | 170,427 | Wikidata | | 2000 | 131,429 | Wikidata | | 2001 | 110,625 | Wikidata | | 2002 | 102,637 | Wikidata | | 2003 | 98,948 | Wikidata | | 2004 | 108,942 | Wikidata | | 2005 | 109,051 | Wikidata | | 2006 | 114,119 | Wikidata | | 2007 | 150,411 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 678,698 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 408,341 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 602,069 | Wikidata | ## Routes 6 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [TPP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spst.md) Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport · Peru · 383 km / 238 mi · Star Perú - [CUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/secu.md) Mariscal Lamar Airport · Ecuador · 444 km / 276 mi · Aeroregional - [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 654 km / 406 mi · JetSmart Perú, LATAM Airlines Peru, Star Perú, Sky Airline Peru - [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 759 km / 472 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru - [IQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spqt.md) Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport · Peru · 795 km / 494 mi · Star Perú - [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,764 km / 1,096 mi · Copa Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CIX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - 2I [Star Perú](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-peru) · 3 - LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 2 - 6G [Aeroregional](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroregional) · 1 - CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1 - [JetSmart Perú](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-peru) · 1 - H8 [Sky Airline Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline-peru) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 602K (2022) | #1,035 of 3,974 | #88 in South America | #9 in PE | | Longest runway | 2,520 m / 8,266 ft | =2,250 of 29,858 | #132 in South America | #14 in PE | | Elevation | 30 m / 97 ft | =37,047 of 43,403 | =8,175 in South America | #158 in PE | | Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | #66 in South America | #3 in PE | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =2 in PE | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | CHICLAYO RDO | 126.900 | | TWR | CHICLAYO APP/TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [SPYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spya.md) Luya Airport · 18 km / 11 mi - [SPYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spyo.md) Pacasmayo Airport · 74 km / 46 mi - [SPCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spcg.md) Casa Grande Airport · 128 km / 79 mi - [SPGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spgs.md) Lagunas Airport · 132 km / 82 mi - [SPCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spct.md) Chota Airport · 133 km / 83 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FAP_Captain_José_Abelardo_Quiñones_González_International_Airport&oldid=1374046378), revision of 9 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sphi/data