Inca Manco Capac International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Juliaca, Puno Region (Peru)

IATA: JUL ICAO: SPJL

Longest Active Runway

13,780 ft

4,200 meters

Field Elevation

12,552 ft

3,826 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-15.4677°, -70.1565°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #31 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#51 of 7558

Top 0.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Peru)

#1 of 4 in PE

#1 of 37 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+37.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JUL in numbers: 13,780 ft longest runway · tied #31 of 650 published · #51 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.7%) · #1 in Peru.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

JUL lies at 3,826 m (12,552 ft), #2 of 650 published airports by elevation and 97.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 7,065 ft above the Peru median (5,487 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of JUL. Nearest published airport: El Alto International Airport (LPB), 130 NM, 13,123 ft (657 ft shorter than JUL); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,780 ft (4,200 m)

JUL runway: 12/30 13,780 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 4 in Peru; 2,274 ft ahead of LIM (11,506 ft). +37.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	13,780 ft (4200 m / 4.200 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →