Airports / Peru / PEM
Padre Aldamiz International Airport
SPTU / PEMPuerto Maldonado, PeruELEV 659 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Iberia Airport (IBP).
Overview
Located in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU / PEM) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 659 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 PEM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Iberia Airport (IBP, 74 nm), Capitán Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ, 98 nm), and Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ, 168 nm).
Charter pricing from PEM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Puerto Maldonado International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puerto Maldonado.
Field capability
ICAO
SPTU
IATA
PEM
FAA / Local
SPTU
Elevation
659 ft
Coordinates
12.6136° S · 69.2286° 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 659 ft, PEM sits lower than 55% 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.
- 74nmIBPIberia AirportIberia
- 98nmCIJCapitán Aníbal Arab AirportCobija
- 168nmCUZAlejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco
- 180nmJULInca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca
- 183nmRBRRio Branco-Plácido de Castro International AirportRio Branco
- 209nmRIBCapitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez AirportRiberalta
Location
Open the full mapSPTU · Padre Aldamiz International Airport · Puerto Maldonado, Peru
