Airports / Peru / JAE
Shumba Airport
SPJE / JAEJaén, PeruELEV 2,477 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
66 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chachapoyas Airport (CHH).
Overview
Shumba Airport (SPJE / JAE) is a mid-sized airport serving Jaén, Peru. The airport sits 2,477 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into JAE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chachapoyas Airport (CHH, 66 nm), Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA, 94 nm), and Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX, 96 nm).
Charter pricing from JAE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Jaén.
Field capability
ICAO
SPJE
IATA
JAE
FAA / Local
SPJE
Elevation
2,477 ft
Coordinates
5.5925° S · 78.7740° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Peru fields
state range 39–12,552 ft
At 2,477 ft, JAE sits higher than 65% of the 31 Peru fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 66nmCHHChachapoyas AirportChachapoyas
- 94nmCJAMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportCajamarca
- 96nmCIXCapitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International AirportChiclayo
- 101nmRIJJuan Simons Vela AirportRioja
- 101nmMRRJose Maria Velasco Ibarra AirportMacará
- 113nmPIUPAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International AirportPiura
Location
Open the full mapSPJE · Shumba Airport · Jaén, Peru