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Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (SPRU/TRU) serves Trujillo, Peru's third largest city, and the nearby beach community of Huanchaco, acting as the principal air hub for the northern part of the country. For a visiting VFR pilot it offers a single long hard-surfaced runway with ILS support and a controlled traffic environment typical of a busy regional international field.
Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport lies on the Pacific coastal plain near Trujillo in La Libertad Region, Peru, and is operated as a public airport under ADP. It is the main air hub for northern Peru, serving Trujillo itself and the coastal town of Huanchaco, and handles scheduled airline traffic in addition to any general aviation movements. For a simulator pilot it presents an interesting combination of a long ILS-equipped runway and a compact, single-runway layout close to the coast.
The airport sits close to the Pacific coast at Trujillo, on Peru's northern coastal plain, near the beach community of Huanchaco. Approach and tower services are combined, with a single frequency handling both functions, indicating the field operates within controlled airspace appropriate to a large international airport.
The airport has one physical runway orientated 02/20, of hard surface construction and lit for night operations. The 02 direction is stated at 9,861 ft with an ILS approach, while the 20 direction is stated at 7,887 ft. Field elevation is 75 ft.
Approach and tower are combined on a single frequency, TRUJILLO APP/TWR on 118.7 MHz. A separate radio service, TRUJILLO RDO, operates on 126.9 MHz. Runway 02 is served by an ILS approach.
The airport is named after Carlos Martínez de Pinillos and carries the honorific title of Capitán FAP, reflecting a Peruvian Air Force association. It serves as Peru's principal airport hub for the northern part of the country, providing air access to Trujillo and the adjacent beach town of Huanchaco.
The airport functions as a large international airport with scheduled airline service, operated by ADP. It is described as the main air hub for northern Peru, with movements linking Trujillo to other Peruvian and international destinations.