FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport

FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport is an airport serving the city of Pucallpa in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is operated by Aeropuertos del Perú, S.A. Captain Rengifo Airport is the main airport serving the Ucayali Region.

Name

The airport is named in honor of Peruvian Air Force Captain David Abensur Rengifo, a cargo pilot and Pucallpa native who was killed in the crash of a FAP L-100-20 Hercules on June 9, 1983, when the plane was going to land in Puerto Maldonado Airport, in the southern Peruvian Amazon jungle.

Airlines and destinations

Air Majoro also provides air ambulance services to Amazon towns in the region.

Incidents and accidents

On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204, a Boeing 737, attempting to land in heavy cumulus clouds, and a severe hailstorm crashed short of the runway at Pucallpa Airport. Out of the 98 passengers and crew on board, 40 were killed.