Peruvian Air Force
The Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) was formed on 20 May 1929 by merging Peru’s army and navy aviation, fought Colombia in 1933 and Ecuador in 1941, 1981 and 1995, was the first Latin American air force to fly supersonic Mirages, later flew MiG-29s, Mirage 2000s and Su-25s side by side — and in April 2026, after a fourteen-year search, it chose new F-16 Block 70s to replace a fighter fleet that had largely stopped flying.
The Peruvian Air Force story: Chávez over the Alps, three wars with Ecuador and an F-16 decision in 2026
1910–1933: Chávez over the Simplon, two air services and the Leticia war
Peru’s aviation hero never flew for Peru’s air force. Jorge Chávez, born in Paris to Peruvian parents in 1887, took off from Ried-Brig in the Swiss canton of Valais on 23 September 1910 in a Blériot XI, crossed the Simplon Pass and reached Domodossola 51 minutes later — then crashed on landing and died on 27 September. Lima’s international airport is named after him and his remains lie at the air force officers’ school at Las Palmas. Military flying began inside the army on 28 January 1919, alongside a naval seaplane service; on 20 May 1929 the two were merged into the Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú (CAP). It went to war almost at once. In the 1932–33 conflict with Colombia over Leticia its Vought Corsairs, Douglas O-38Ps and Curtiss Hawks flew over the Putumayo; Spanish Wikipedia dates the CAP’s baptism of fire to 22 February 1933, and at least two Peruvian aircraft were shot down before the ceasefire of 24 May 1933.
1941: the war with Ecuador, Quiñones and the first paratroops in the Americas
The war that made the service’s legend was the one with Ecuador in July 1941. Peru had seven North American NA-50 fighters, delivered by May 1939 and nicknamed Torito, plus Italian Caproni bombers and transports; Ecuador had a handful of light aircraft. On 23 July 1941 Lieutenant José Quiñones Gonzales, attacking a border post on the Zarumilla in an NA-50, was hit and, in the Peruvian account, dived his aircraft deliberately into the Ecuadorian anti-aircraft position; Ecuadorian military authorities have said there were no anti-aircraft guns there. He was declared a national hero by law in 1966 and 23 July is Peru’s Day of Military Aviation. Days later Peruvian paratroops jumped from Caproni Ca.111s to seize Puerto Bolívar — the first airborne assault in the Americas, dated 27 July in one Wikipedia article and 31 July in another. The Rio Protocol of 29 January 1942 ended the war but not the border dispute. In 1950 the corps took its present name.
1955–1985: Sabres, Hunters, Mirages and Sukhois
The jet age came from the United States and Britain together: 26 F-86F Sabres from 1955 for Grupo Aéreo No. 11 at Talara, 16 F-80C Shooting Stars from 1958, Hawker Hunter F.52s converted from RAF F.4s, and Canberra bombers in several batches. In 1968 Peru became the first Latin American air force to go supersonic, with the Mirage 5P. After the 1968 military coup the government turned to Moscow: between 1977 and 1980 the air force took 55 Sukhoi Su-22s of four versions and from 1983 Mi-25 attack helicopters, so that Peru flew Soviet and Western combat jets side by side. In 1982 it sent ten Mirage 5Ps to Argentina during the war over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). And in December 1982 it ordered Mirage 2000s; the first was handed over in June 1985, making Peru, by its own count, the third air force in the world to operate the type.
1981 and 1995: Paquisha and the Cenepa, each side’s account
The old border dispute flared twice. In January–February 1981, in what Peru calls the conflict of the “Falso Paquisha”, Peruvian forces removed three Ecuadorian outposts on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera del Cóndor; Peru said they were on its territory and not at the Paquisha named in the Rio Protocol, Ecuador said they were on Ecuadorian soil. A-37Bs, Mirage 5Ps, Su-22s and Mi-8 helicopters flew, and on 28 January A-37Bs of both air forces met in the air. The Cenepa war of 26 January to 28 February 1995 was larger and costlier. Ecuador claims its Mirage F1s shot down two Su-22s and its Kfirs an A-37B on 10 February, and that missiles brought down a Mi-8 and a Mi-25; Peru denies the Su-22 claim, saying one was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the other lost to an engine fire. A Canberra disappeared in bad weather. The peace signed in Brasilia on 26 October 1998 finally settled the border.
1996–2001: MiGs from Belarus and the air bridge that ended in a shoot-down
The Cenepa exposed how worn the fighter fleet had become, and in 1996–97 the Fujimori government bought MiG-29s and Su-25s from Belarus — 18 MiG-29s according to the MiG-29 operators article, 21 according to the article on the air force — followed by three new MiG-29SEs from Russia in 1998; eight were upgraded to MiG-29SMP standard under a US$106 million contract of 2008. At the same time the air force was flying, with US support, the Air Bridge Denial programme against drug flights over the Amazon. It ended on 20 April 2001, when a Peruvian A-37B, guided by a CIA-contracted surveillance aircraft, fired on a Cessna floatplane near Pebas carrying an American missionary family: Veronica Bowers and her seven-month-old daughter Charity were killed. Wikipedia’s summary of the investigations records that the CIA crew had questioned the identification, that a CIA inspector general report of 2008 found the agency had obstructed inquiries, and that the US suspended the programme.
2012–2026: a fighter force running out of time, and the F-16 decision
The last fifteen years have been about keeping old aircraft alive. Peru’s own maintenance wing, SEMAN, assembled most of the 20 KT-1P and KA-1P trainers bought from Korea in 2012; four C-27J Spartans arrived from 2015 and a fifth was ordered in May 2026; two ex-Spanish KC-130H tankers restored air refuelling in 2023. The front line was another story. By April 2024, when a Mirage 2000P crashed near Arequipa and killed its pilot, specialist press reported the MiG-29SMPs resting in their hangars and the A-37Bs and MB-339s retired. A competition between the Gripen E/F, Rafale F4 and F-16 Block 70 ran through 2025; in April 2026 the government chose the F-16, signed and made a first payment of US$462 million, prompting the interim president to try to defer it and two ministers to resign. Twelve new jets for La Joya are expected in 2029–2030. Until then Peru’s air defence rests on about a dozen Mirage 2000s delivered some forty years ago.
The Peruvian Air Force in numbers
Услуга
- Название на родном языке
- Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP)The official Spanish name; Peru’s other official languages (Quechua, Aymara) are not used in the service’s name on its own pages as reached through Wikipedia
- Основан
- 20 May 1929As the Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú, merging army and navy aviation. Army flying dates from 28 January 1919, the date the English Wikipedia infobox gives as the founding. Renamed Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú in 1936 (Spanish Wikipedia: 1938) and Fuerza Aérea del Perú on 18 July 1950
- Часть
- Armed Forces of PeruUnder the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) alongside the Army and Navy
- Штаб-квартира
- LimaMost transport and helicopter units fly from Callao, on the Lima airport site
- Commander General
- General del Aire Mario Contreras León CartyIn command since 6 November 2025 per Infodefensa, and named as commander general by Andina on 1 October 2026; English and Spanish Wikipedia still give older names (Dante Arévalo Abate; Rubén Gambarini Oñath)
- Day of Military Aviation
- 23 JulyThe anniversary of Lieutenant José Quiñones’s death in 1941
Сила
- Персонал
- 17,969 (2001)Plus 8,708 civilians, the last detailed figure in the sources checked; no current official total was found
- Бойцы
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- Mirage 2000P/DP — 8–11
- MiG-29SMP/UBP — 6–8 on strength, reported largely grounded
Mirage figure: 11 of 12 left after the April 2024 loss (Zona Militar), nine 2000P and two 2000DP reported in 2026 (Wikipedia), eight according to Spanish Wikipedia. MiG-29s were described in 2024 as “resting in their hangars”
- Атака
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- Su-25 — 4–10
- Mi-35P/Mi-25 attack helicopters — 16–18
Su-25 range from Wikipedia (4) and Zona Militar (about ten kept flying through a SEMAN–Sukhoi recovery project). A-37B status is disputed: retired according to Zona Militar (2024), 20 listed by Wikipedia
- Транспортные суда и танкеры
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- C-27J Spartan — 4 (+1 on order)
- KC-130H Hercules — 2
- L-100-20 Hercules — 3
- An-32B — 3
- DHC-6 Twin Otter — 12–15
- Boeing 737 — VIP, plus a new 737-800NG from June 2026
Counts from the Wikipedia inventory unless otherwise noted
- Тренеры
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- KT-1P/KA-1P — 19 (20 bought, one lost 2025)
- CH2000, Z-242, S-300, Enstrom 280 — light trainers
Basic training at Pisco
- New fighters
- 12 F-16 Block 70 (24 planned)Selected and signed April 2026; first payment US$462 million; deliveries expected 2029–2030
Инфраструктура
- Main flying groups
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- Grupo Aéreo No. 4 — La Joya (Arequipa), Mirage 2000
- Grupo Aéreo No. 6 — Chiclayo, MiG-29
- Grupo Aéreo No. 11 — Talara, Su-25
- Grupo Aéreo No. 7 — Piura, A-37B
- Grupo Aéreo No. 2 — Vítor (Arequipa), Mi-25/35
- Grupos Aéreos No. 3 and 8 — Callao, helicopters and transports
As listed by Wikipedia; not confirmed on an official page
- летная подготовка
- PiscoEscuadrón Aéreo 512 flies the KT-1P; Wikipedia lists the pilot school (EFOPI) at Pisco
- Officers’ school
- Las Palmas, LimaWhere Jorge Chávez is buried and the last NA-50 is being restored
- Maintenance
- SEMANThe air force’s maintenance wing assembled 16 of the 20 KT-1Ps and leads the Su-25 recovery with Sukhoi
- Air refuelling
- Restored October 2023KC-130H with Mirage 2000P during ECODEX XII, after the Boeing 707 tanker had been retired
How the Peruvian Air Force is organised
One headquarters in Lima over numbered air groups (grupos aéreos), some of them under air wings (alas aéreas), with a pilot school at Pisco and an officers’ school at Las Palmas. The fighters are at La Joya, where Grupo Aéreo No. 4 flies 8–11 Mirage 2000s, and at Chiclayo, where the MiG-29s of Grupo Aéreo No. 6 were reported largely grounded in 2024; twelve F-16 Block 70s are expected at La Joya in 2029–2030. Most transport and helicopter units fly from Callao, on the Lima airport site.
Peruvian Air Force
One of the services of the Armed Forces of Peru, under the Ministry of Defence alongside the Army and Navy. Its Commander General is General del Aire Mario Contreras León Carty, in command since 6 November 2025 according to Infodefensa and named in post by the state news agency Andina on 1 October 2026; the English and Spanish Wikipedia articles still give older names.
Grupo Aéreo No. 4
Part of Ala Aérea No. 3. Its Escuadrón Aéreo 412 “Halcones” flies the Mirage 2000P and 2000DP, twelve delivered from 1986 and one lost on 11 April 2024, and carries Peru’s air defence. The first funds for 24 new fighters, released in February 2026, were assigned to the group, and the twelve F-16 Block 70s signed for in April 2026 are expected in 2029–2030.
Grupos Aéreos No. 6, 7 and 11
Escuadrón Aéreo 612 of Grupo 6 flies the MiG-29s bought from Belarus and Russia, reported largely grounded in 2024. Grupo 11 has flown from Talara for more than 70 years according to Zona Militar and has the Su-25s; English Wikipedia puts them with Escuadrón Aéreo 112, Spanish Wikipedia with 711 of Grupo 7 at Piura, whose A-37Bs Zona Militar reported retired in 2024.
Grupos Aéreos No. 2 and 3
Escuadrón Aéreo 211 “Dragones del Aire” of Grupo 2 flies the Mi-25 and Mi-35P attack helicopters, first used against Shining Path in June 1989; both Wikipedia articles place it at Vítor. Grupo 3 flies Mi-17, Bell 212 and 412 and Bo 105 helicopters with Escuadrones 315, 332 and 341, according to English Wikipedia; a Mi-17 crashed at Chala Viejo on 22 February 2026, killing all 15 on board.
Grupos Aéreos No. 8 and 42
Grupo 8 flies the KC-130H tankers that restored air refuelling in 2023, C-27J Spartans, L-100-20 Hercules, An-32Bs and VIP Boeing 737s from Callao, with a fifth C-27J ordered on 4 May 2026. Grupo 42 of Ala Aérea No. 5, created on 5 December 1963 according to Zona Militar, flies twelve DHC-6-400 Twin Otters on wheels or floats with Escuadrón Aéreo 421 over the Amazon.
Escuela de Formación de Pilotos (EFOPI)
The pilot school, which English Wikipedia lists with Escuadrones 510 to 513 flying S-300C helicopters, Zlin Z-242s and the KT-1P bought from Korea in 2012 and mostly assembled by the maintenance wing, SEMAN; one KT-1P was lost off Paracas on 21 May 2025. The officers’ school is at Las Palmas, Lima.
Dirección de Vigilancia Aérea (DIVRA)
Placed at Las Palmas by Spanish Wikipedia; English Wikipedia lists its Escuadrones 330 with unmanned aircraft, 331 with the Learjet 35 and 334 with C-26s, three of them donated by the United States for counter-drug work.
What the Peruvian Air Force flies today
Все виды, находящиеся под прицелом, имеют ссылку на соответствующую страницу в Книге Зверей, если таковая имеется. В статистике учитываются самолеты, находящиеся в резерве, а не самолеты, доступные в конкретный день.
| Тип | Роль | В эксплуатации | С | Единицы | Примечания | |
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| Dassault Mirage 2000P and 2000DPВ эксплуатации | Многоцелевой истребитель | 1985 | 8–11. Twelve delivered (10 single-seat P, 2 two-seat DP) from an order of December 1982 that was cut from 14+2; one lost on 11 April 2024, leaving 11 on strength (Zona Militar).
БолееWikipedia reports nine P and two DP in 2026; Spanish Wikipedia gives eight. |
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| Mikoyan MiG-29, MiG-29SE, MiG-29SMP and MiG-29UBPВ эксплуатации | истребитель завоевания превосходства в воздухе | 1996 | 6–8 on strength.
Более18 (16 single-seat, 2 UB) bought from Belarus in 1996 and three MiG-29SE from Russia in 1998 per the MiG-29 operators article; the Peruvian Air Force article says 21 from Belarus in 1997. Losses in 1997 and 2001. Wikipedia lists eight in 2022 and six in 2026. |
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| Sukhoi Su-25 and Su-25UBВ эксплуатации | Непосредственная авиаподдержка | 1997 | 4–10. 18 bought from Belarus with the MiG-29s (Wikipedia); Wikipedia’s inventory lists four in service, Zona Militar about ten kept operational in 2024, Spanish Wikipedia eight. | |||
| Lockheed KC-130H HerculesВ эксплуатации | Tanker and transport | 2 | 2021 | Two ex-Spanish Air Force aircraft for about US$35 million, received December 2020 (Spanish Wikipedia) or 2021 (Zona Militar). | ||
| Lockheed L-100-20 HerculesВ эксплуатации | Транспорт | 3 | Three listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| Leonardo C-27J SpartanВ эксплуатации | Тактический транспорт | 4 | 2015 | Four delivered (first accepted March 2015, fourth December 2017); a fifth, a C-27J NG, ordered on 4 May 2026. Wikipedia’s figure of eight on order was not confirmed. | ||
| Antonov An-32BВ эксплуатации | Транспорт | 3 | Three listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterВ эксплуатации | STOL utility transport | 12–15: Wikipedia lists 15, Spanish Wikipedia 12 of the -400 series. | ||||
| Boeing 737 (VIP) and 737-800NGВ эксплуатации | VIP and passenger transport | One VIP 737 listed by Wikipedia; the first of two new 737-800NGs was received in June 2026. | ||||
| Fairchild C-26 MetrolinerВ эксплуатации | Наблюдение | 3 | Three, donated by the US for counter-drug work (Wikipedia). | |||
| Learjet 35 (U-36) and Learjet 45В эксплуатации | Photo-mapping and VIP | 2 | One of each listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| Pilatus PC-6 PorterВ эксплуатации | STOL utility | 1 | One listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| Mil Mi-25D, Mi-25DU and Mi-35PВ эксплуатации | Ударный вертолет | 1983 | 16–18 today. 12 Mi-25D and 2 Mi-25DU from the USSR in 1983–85, seven more (4 Mi-24D, 3 Mi-25D) from Nicaragua in 1992 and two Mi-35P from Russia by 2011.
БолееWikipedia counts 16 Mi-35 in 2024 in one article and 18 in another. |
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| Mil Mi-8, Mi-17 and Mi-171В эксплуатации | Транспортный вертолет | About ten in service (Wikipedia), after the loss of one on 22 February 2026. | ||||
| Белл 212 и Белл 412В эксплуатации | Вертолёт общего назначения | 3 | One 212 and two 412 listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| МББ Бо 105В эксплуатации | Легкий вертолет | 2 | Two listed by Wikipedia. | |||
| KAI KT-1P and KA-1P WoongbiВ эксплуатации | Basic trainer and light attack | 19 | 2014 | 20 ordered on 6 November 2012 (10 KT-1P, 10 armed KA-1P) for about US$208 million; four built by KAI, the rest assembled by SEMAN. One lost on 21 May 2025. | ||
| Light trainers: Zenair CH2000, Zlin Z-242, Schweizer S-300 and Enstrom 280В эксплуатации | Primary and rotary-wing training | Wikipedia lists 10 CH2000, 3 Z-242, 4 S-300 and 4 Enstrom 280. |
По заказу
| Тип | Заказано | Первая поставка | Примечания | |
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| Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 (F-16V)По заказу | 12 | 2029 | Twelve new aircraft in the first contract of a programme for 24, chosen over the Gripen E/F and Rafale F4.
БолееZona Militar reports the contract signed on 20 April 2026 and a first payment of US$462 million on 22 April, confirmed by the US Embassy and Peru’s Ministry of Economy. Interim President José María Balcázar sought to defer the deal until after the election, saying he lacked legitimacy as an interim leader; the defence and foreign ministers resigned in protest (AP via Wikipedia). The US ambassador expects arrival between 2029 and 2030. Lockheed Martin presented a US$1.8 billion industrial package on 26 August 2026; L3Harris Viper Shield electronic warfare is included. The programme is funded for Grupo Aéreo No. 4 at La Joya. Wikipedia mentions a KC-135R as part of the package; that was not confirmed elsewhere. |
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| Leonardo C-27J NG SpartanПо заказу | 1 | Contract of 4 May 2026 for EUR 57,971,000 through the armed forces’ procurement agency; brings Grupo Aéreo No. 8 to five Spartans. Delivery date not published. | ||
| Boeing 737-800NGПо заказу | 1 | 2026 | Second of two new transports; the first arrived in June 2026. |
Every type the Peruvian Air Force has retired
13 types, from the North American NA-50 Torito to the Sukhoi Su-22, Su-22M, Su-22U and Su-22UM. Максимальные показатели — это количество самолетов, принятых на вооружение за весь срок службы, а не численность парка на какую-либо конкретную дату.
| Тип | Роль | Пик | Подано | Заменено на | Примечания | |
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| Sukhoi Su-22, Su-22M, Su-22U and Su-22UM | Истребитель-бомбардировщик | 55 | 1977–2006 | 32 Su-22A, 4 Su-22U, 16 Su-22M and 3 Su-22UM delivered 1977–1980; 11 were kept in reserve after withdrawal. | ||
| English Electric Canberra (B(I).8/68, B.72, B(I).56, B(I).78, T.74 and ex-SAAF B(I).12) | Бомбардировщик | At least 30 in later batches: 6 B.72 and 3 T.74 (1966), 9 B(I).78 (1974), 6 B(I).56, 5 ex-SAAF B(I).12 and 1 ex-SAAF T.4. The size of the first 1950s batch was not confirmed. | ||||
| Североамериканский F-86F Sabre | Боец | 26 | 1955–1979 | 26 US-built F-86F. | ||
| Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star | Истребитель-бомбардировщик | 16 | 1958–1973 | 16 delivered from 1958. | ||
| North American NA-50 Torito | Боец | 7 | 1939–1961 | Seven bought, delivered by May 1939. | ||
| Cessna A-37B Dragonfly | Light attack and interdiction | Not replaced | 36 bought in the mid-1970s, plus eight donated by South Korea in 2010. Wikipedia lists 20 operational in December 2022; Zona Militar reported the type decommissioned in 2024.
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| Vought Corsair, Douglas O-38P and Curtiss Hawk | Observation, light bomber, fighter | |||||
| Caproni Ca.111 and Ca.114 | Bomber-transport and fighter | |||||
| Hawker Hunter F.52 and T.62 | Боец | 16 F.52s converted from RAF F.4s; the number of T.62 trainers was not given in the source. Service dates were not confirmed in the sources checked. | ||||
| Dassault Mirage 5P, 5DP, 5P3 and 5P4 | Истребитель-бомбардировщик | 1968– | Мираж 2000 | 22 Mirage 5P and 4 5DP; ten transferred to Argentina in 1982; survivors upgraded as 5P3 (ten) and 5P4 with refuelling probe and Magic missiles. | ||
| Aermacchi MB-339AP | Учебно-тренировочный реактивный самолет и легкий штурмовик | |||||
| Embraer EMB-312 Tucano | Базовый инструктор | KT-1P | ||||
| Boeing 707-323C tanker | Tanker and transport | 1 | KC-130H | One, fitted with three refuelling pods. |
Where the Peruvian Air Force flies from
Черные значки обозначают действующие базы, полые значки — закрытые аэродромы. The combat aircraft are in the north and in the desert near Arequipa: Mirage 2000s at La Joya, MiG-29s at Chiclayo, Su-25s at Talara and, at Piura, A-37Bs reported retired in 2024. Talara’s El Pato was Peru’s first jet fighter base, with F-86F Sabres from 1955. Several dispositions rest on Wikipedia alone, as Peru’s official sites refused automated access. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| База | ИКАО | Статус | Взлетная полоса | Подразделения и самолеты |
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| CallaoCallao | SPJC | Активный | 16L/34R3,507 m16R/34L3480 м |
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| ChiclayoLambayeque Region | SPHI | Активный | 01/192,519 m |
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| El PatoTalaraPiura Region | SPTP | Активный | 18/362600 м |
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| IquitosGrupo Aéreo No. 42Loreto Region | Активный |
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| La JoyaArequipa Region | SPLC | Активный |
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| Las PalmasLima | SPLP | Активный | 02/202285 м |
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| PiscoIca Region | SPSO | Активный | 04/223020 масфальт и бетон | |
| PiuraPiura Region | SPUR | Активный |
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| Puerto MaldonadoMadre de Dios Region | Активный | |||
| VítorArequipa Region | SPVT | Активный |
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Ни одна авиабаза не соответствует этому поисковому запросу.
Who is stationed where in the Peruvian Air Force
Авиационные подразделения по базам, начиная с действующих подразделений. Most Peruvian squadrons (escuadrones aéreos) take their number from their air group — 412 in Grupo Aéreo No. 4, 612 in No. 6, 711 in No. 7, 112 in No. 11, 421 in No. 42. Former units such as the F-86F Sabres of Escuadrón Aéreo 111 at Talara are marked as former. Where English and Spanish Wikipedia disagree on a squadron’s aircraft or base, as for the Su-25s, the entry says so.
- Grupo Aéreo No. 4Air group · active
- Dassault Mirage 2000P/DP
- Escuadrón Aéreo 412Halcones (Hawks) · Fighter squadron · active
- Dassault Mirage 2000P/DP
- Command School (Escuela de Comando) FAPSchool · active
- Grupo Aéreo No. 11Air group · active
- Sukhoi Su-25 and Su-25UB
- Escuadrón Aéreo 112Tigres (Tigers) · Attack squadron · active
- Sukhoi Su-25UB
- Escuadrón Aéreo 1111955–1979
- Североамериканский F-86F Sabre
- Grupo Aéreo No. 6Air group · active
- МиГ-29 Микоян
- Escuadrón Aéreo 612Gallos de pelea (Fighting Roosters) · Fighter squadron · active
- MiG-29S, MiG-29SE, MiG-29SMP and MiG-29UBP
- Escuadrón Aéreo 611Squadron (aerobatic team) · active
- Training aircraft
- Grupo Aéreo No. 7Air group · active
- Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
- Escuadrón Aéreo 711Escorpiones (Scorpions) · Attack squadron · active
- Cessna A-37B Dragonfly, Sukhoi Su-25 (per Spanish Wikipedia)
- Grupo Aéreo No. 2Air group · active
- Mil Mi-25D/DU and Mi-35P
- Escuadrón Aéreo 211Dragones del Aire · Attack helicopter squadron · active
- Mil Mi-25D/DU and Mi-35P
- Grupo Aéreo No. 8Transport group · active
- KC-130H and L-100-20 Hercules, C-27J Spartan, An-32B, Boeing 737
- Grupo Aéreo No. 3Helicopter group · active
- Mi-8/Mi-17/Mi-171, Bell 212 and 412, MBB Bo 105
- Dirección de Vigilancia Aérea (DIVRA)Air surveillance directorate · active
- Learjet 35, C-26 Metroliner
- Escuela de Aviación Civil del Perú (EDACI)Civil flying school · active
- Grupo Aéreo No. 42Air group · active
- DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
- Escuadrón Aéreo 421Транспортная эскадрилья · действующая
- DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
Поисковое задание не дало результатов.
Peruvian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
23 September: Jorge Chávez flies a Blériot XI from Ried-Brig over the Simplon Pass to Domodossola; he dies of his injuries on 27 September.
28 January: military aviation is created within the Peruvian Army, alongside a navy seaplane service.
20 May: army and navy aviation merge as the Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú (CAP).
War with Colombia over Leticia; Spanish Wikipedia dates the CAP’s baptism of fire to 22 February. Ceasefire 24 May.
July: war with Ecuador. 23 July: Lieutenant José Quiñones is killed attacking a border post in an NA-50. Peruvian paratroops seize Puerto Bolívar, the first airborne assault in the Americas.
18 July: the Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú becomes the Fuerza Aérea del Perú.
The first of 26 F-86F Sabres arrive for Grupo Aéreo No. 11 at Talara.
The Mirage 5P makes Peru the first Latin American air force to fly supersonic combat aircraft.
First Su-22s arrive; 55 are delivered by 1980.
January–February: the Paquisha clash with Ecuador; A-37Bs of both air forces meet on 28 January.
Ten Mirage 5Ps are transferred to Argentina during the Falklands (Malvinas) war; in December Peru orders the Mirage 2000.
26 January–28 February: the Cenepa war with Ecuador. Peru loses aircraft and helicopters; each side disputes the other’s figures.
MiG-29s and Su-25s bought from Belarus; three more MiG-29SEs follow from Russia in 1998.
20 April: an FAP A-37B shoots down a missionary floatplane near Pebas, killing Veronica and Charity Bowers; the US suspends the Air Bridge Denial programme.
6 November: contract for 20 KT-1P/KA-1P trainers, mostly to be assembled by SEMAN in Peru.
11 April: a Mirage 2000P crashes near Arequipa, killing Major Ramiro Rondón Medina — the type’s first loss in Peruvian service.
April: Peru chooses the F-16 Block 70 and signs for 12; President Balcázar tries to defer the deal and two ministers resign. 28 July: Keiko Fujimori takes office.
Every war the Peruvian Air Force has fought
Вылеты и поражения там, где это указано в протоколе, и полная пустота там, где этого нет.
- The Colombia–Peru War 1932–1933 Bombing and reconnaissance against Colombian river forces and positions
- The Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1941 Close air support, bombing of Ecuadorian towns and the first airborne assault in the Americas
- The Paquisha War 1981 Air support and helicopter assault to remove three Ecuadorian outposts
- The internal conflict with Shining Path 1980–present Helicopter assault and transport, attack helicopter support and air mobility for the army and police
- Air Bridge Denial and drug interdiction 1990s–2001 Interception and shoot-down of suspected drug flights, with US surveillance support
The Peruvian Air Force display team
Each team has its own page: history, aircraft, the display, the accidents and the sources.
Peruvian Air Force news from Afterburner
Everything MiGFlug’s magazine has published on the Peruvian Air Force and the aircraft it flies. Этот список обновляется автоматически — новые статьи Afterburner появляются здесь автоматически.
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Read the aircraft the Peruvian Air Force flew
Каждый тип корабля, имеющий свою страницу в Книге Зверей, сначала поступивший на вооружение, а затем — по году вывода из состава флота.
Все факты проверены.
- Zona Militar: Tras Argentina, Perú se convierte en el operador número 29 del F-16 (25 April 2026)Contract signed 20 April 2026; first payment US$462 million 22 April; 24 aircraft; replaces Mirage 2000 and MiG-29.
- Zona Militar: Mitos y verdades: Perú defiende la compra de cazas F-16 Block 70 (6 May 2026)Ministry of Defence campaign: new aircraft, financed under the 2025–2026 borrowing law, process begun 2012.
- Zona Militar: Lockheed Martin presentó su paquete industrial de US$1.800 millones (26 August 2026)Industrial package; initial contract 12 aircraft of 24.
- Zona Militar: Los nuevos cazas F-16 Block 70 serán equipados con Viper Shield (19 August 2026)L3Harris electronic warfare for Peru’s F-16s.
- Zona Militar: F-16 Block 70, el Niño, puerto del Callao y nuevo centro espacial (23 August 2026)12 new-build aircraft; arrival expected 2029–2030 per the US ambassador.
- Zona Militar: Perú autorizó los primeros fondos para la compra de nuevos cazas (19 February 2026)DS 020-2026-EF, S/1,137 million; programme for Grupo Aéreo No. 4, about US$3.5 billion for 24.
- Zona Militar: Saab a punto de retirar su propuesta (14 April 2026)Saab letter of 10 April 2026 threatening withdrawal for lack of a BAFO invitation.
- Zona Militar: Suecia suma al GlobalEye dentro de la propuesta de 24 Gripen E/F (29 August 2025)Headline: Swedish offer of 24 Gripen E/F plus GlobalEye.
- Zona Militar: F-16 Block 70, Rafale y Gripen: los candidatos (17 October 2024)Headline: the three candidates to replace the Mirage 2000.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú descarta modernizar a sus Mirage 2000 (13 November 2024)Headline: no Mirage 2000 upgrade.
- Zona Militar: El futuro de los Mirage 2000P y los desafíos de la aviación de caza (18 April 2024)11 of 12 Mirage 2000 left; MiG-29SMP in hangars; about ten Su-25 via SEMAN–Sukhoi; Su-22, MB-339, Tucano, A-37B retired.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú confirmó la pérdida de uno de sus Mirage 2000P (13 April 2024)Crash of 11 April 2024 at Picchu Picchu; Major Ramiro Rondón Medina killed; Grupo Aéreo No. 4.
- Zona Militar: KAI FA-50, una posibilidad para reemplazar a los MB-339 y A-37B dados de baja (23 November 2024)MB-339 and A-37B decommissioned.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú recuperó la capacidad de reabastecimiento en vuelo (22 October 2023)KC-130H ex-Spain, Escuadrón 841, Callao; ECODEX XII; Boeing 707 tanker retired.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú confirmó la compra de un nuevo C-27J Spartan (7 May 2026)One C-27J NG, contract 4 May 2026, EUR 57,971,000; fleet to five.
- Zona Militar: La FAP despliega en Ecuador aviones C-27J Spartan y helicópteros Mi-17 (2 September 2024)Headline: firefighting deployment to Ecuador.
- Zona Militar: Accidente fatal de un Mi-17SH de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú (9 December 2021)Headline: fatal Mi-17Sh accident in 2021.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú recibió el primero de sus dos nuevos Boeing 737-800NG (22 June 2026)First of two 737-800NG.
- Andina: Premier Luis Galarreta se reunió con comandante general de la FAP (1 October 2026)Peru’s state news agency names the FAP commander general as General del Aire Mario Contreras León Carty.
- Infodefensa: El general Mario Contreras León, nuevo comandante general de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú (7 November 2025)Contreras León Carty, previously inspector general, took command on 6 November 2025 at Las Palmas air base, replacing Lt Gen Carlos Chávez Cateriano.
- OurAirports: SPLC Mariano Melgar Airport, La JoyaCommunity database; coordinates and elevation for SPLC (data updated 18 May 2024).
- Zona Militar: La transición hacia la cuarta generación de cazabombarderos en Sudamérica (Juan José Roldán, 31 May 2021)First four Mirage 2000s arrive 23 November 1986; 10 P + 2 DP; La Joya, Grupo Aéreo No. 4, Ala Aérea No. 3, Escuadrón 412 “Halcones”; 2012 inspection.
- Zona Militar: El Perú y su actuación durante el conflicto por las Malvinas (Diego García Montaño, 14 August 2022)Ten Mirages repainted, Chiclayo to La Joya to Jujuy and Tandil; Peruvian volunteer pilots.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea del Perú inició el Ejercicio ECODEX (20 October 2023)18–26 October 2023; command posts Piura, Arequipa, Pucallpa, Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado; 540 missions, 680 hours.
- Zona Militar: Comenzó en Perú el Ejercicio Multinacional Resolute Sentinel 2024 (1 June 2024)Opening ceremony at Base Aérea La Joya; about 1,500 personnel from seven countries; to 14 June.
- Zona Militar: Galería – Así operan los A-10C Thunderbolt II desplegados en Perú (16 July 2023)Four A-10C, 47th and 76th squadrons (AFRC), at Base Aérea El Pato, Grupo Aéreo No. 11; Su-25 and KT-1P; Resolute Sentinel 23.
- Zona Militar: Una de las bases de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú por convertirse en puerto espacial de la NASA (Lewis Mejia, 11 July 2024)Talara: Artemis Accords late May 2024; about S/1,000 million via PROINVERSIÓN; US-built in WWII; Soviet types since 1977; S-125; Grupo Aéreo No. 11 for over 70 years.
- Zona Militar: Presente y futuro de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú: entrevista al General del Aire Carlos Enrique Chávez Cateriano – Parte II (11 November 2024)Launch station at Talara (US Space Force agreement, 2028 or 2030); Punta Lobos; telescope for La Joya.
- Zona Militar: Así operan los Twin Otter de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú en el Amazonas (Lewis Mejía, 1 December 2024)Grupo Aéreo No. 42, Iquitos, Ala Aérea No. 5; created 5 December 1963; 12 Twin Otters bought 2010; Moronacocha ramp; detachments to Piura and the VRAEM.
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