Airports / Peru / JAU
Francisco Carle Airport
SPJJ / JAUJauja, PeruELEV 11,034 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
97 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).
Overview
Francisco Carle Airport (SPJJ / JAU) sits in Jauja, Peru, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 11,034 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list JAU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM, 97 nm), Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP, 111 nm), and Teniente General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo Airport (AYX, 119 nm).
Trip costs from JAU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from JAU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SPJJ
IATA
JAU
FAA / Local
SPJJ
Elevation
11,034 ft
Coordinates
11.7831° S · 75.4734° 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 11,034 ft, JAU sits higher than 94% of the 31 Peru fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 97nmLIMJorge Chávez International AirportLima
- 111nmAYPAir Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho
- 119nmAYXTeniente General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo AirportAtalaya
- 122nmHUUAlferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini AirportHuánuco
- 126nmPIOCaptain Renán Elías Olivera International AirportPisco
- 187nmNZCMaria Reiche Neuman AirportNazca
Location
Open the full mapSPJJ · Francisco Carle Airport · Jauja, Peru