# Mariano Melgar Airport, La Joya, Peru

**Mariano Melgar Airport** is a small airport in La Joya, Arequipa Region, Peru. It has one runway, 3,982 m (13,064 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/splc

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Serves: La Joya, Arequipa Region, Peru
- Elevation: 1,186 m / 3,890 ft
- Coordinates: -16.7915, -71.8866
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,982 m / 13,064 ft
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Lima
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Melgar_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12693835
- Ident: SPLC

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,982 m / 13,064 ft | 49 m / 160 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,982 m / 13,064 ft | #157 of 29,858 | #6 in South America | #2 in PE |
| Elevation | 1,186 m / 3,890 ft | =3,726 of 43,403 | #191 in South America | #45 in PE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =2 in PE |

## Nearby airports

- [SPDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spdo.md) Mollendo Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [SPVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spvr.md) Vitor Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [SPSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spsi.md) Siguas Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spqu.md) Rodríguez Ballón International Airport · 60 km / 38 mi
- [SPCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spci.md) Campamento De Ilo Aerodrome · 109 km / 68 mi
- [SPEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/speq.md) Cesar Torke Podesta Airport · 110 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/splc/data