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Talara Airport
Airport Directory » Peru » Talara » Talara AirportAirport information for Talara AirportCountry: PeruLocation: Talara Coordinates: 04.34.00S / 081.15.00W IATA Code: TYL Timezone: GMT -5 Direct flights form Talara Airport Direct flights to Talara Airport Find connecting flights to Talara Airport Find connecting flights from Talara Airport |
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Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias International Airport (IATA: TYL, ICAO: SPYL) is an airport assisting Talara, Peru. It is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporacion Peruana De Aeropuertos Y Aviacion Comercial S.A.) a regime run organisation that manages the direction of Peruvian airports. It is an eminent airport in the Piura Region. It is used both as a assuagement airport for Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport and for faster access to the famous Máncora fall back. It is now not assisted by anybody air hose.
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force support the South American coastline against Axis influences pigboats. The 1st American squeezes get on March 8th, 1942 and building of barracks and other installations get down during August. The station compliment was the 336th Service Group which supplied the necessary back up resources for the force allotted.
American winging units portioned to the airport were:
- 397th Bombardment Squadron (sixth Bombardment Group) August 18, 1942-May 4, 1943 (LB-30 (B-24A) Liberator) (Northrup A-17A Nomad)
- 51st Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group) Dec, 1942-Mar 9, 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
- 3d Bombardment Squadron (sixth Bombardment Group) Apr, 1-May 23, 1943 (LB-30 (B-24A) Liberator)
- 91st Reconnaissance Squadron (first Photographic Group) 1943-1944 (B-25/F-10 Mitchell)
In July 1944, the last aircraft digressed from the airport, and most Americans go away. A few stay manning a communicating station functioned by the Army Communications Service 153d Communications Squadron. The communicating installation stay open until January 31st, 1947, for the most part grooming Peruvian armed forces force in communicating.
Original article.