Jorge Chávez International Airport
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Lima's airport wasn't always named for a famous aviator: it opened on October 29, 1960 as plain 'Lima International Airport,' only being renamed Jorge Chávez International Airport in June 1965.
The airport's namesake, Jorge Chávez Dartnell (1887–1910), was a pioneering Peruvian aviator — the honor came roughly 55 years after his death, cementing his place as a national aviation icon.
In 2022, LIM broke into the world's top tier of aviation hubs, entering the list of the 50 most important air hubs globally at number 47.
The airport was conceived in 1960 to replace Limatambo International Airport in the San Isidro District, which had become hemmed in by new residential growth east of Lima; the first international flight departed on 22 June 1960, months before the formal inauguration.
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Five architects — Carlos Arana, Antenor Orrego, Juan Torres, Miguel Bao and Luis Vásquez — won a competition to design the terminal building inaugurated in December 1965, architecture considered so advanced it made the airport one of the most modern in Latin America at the time.
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Jorge Chávez International Airport served 22,876,785 passengers in 2023, making it one of the busiest and largest airports in South America with routes across the Americas and to Europe.
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The airport is owned by the German transport company Fraport and operated by Lima Airport Partners under a concession awarded by the Peruvian government in 2001, which committed the consortium to remodeling and expanding the facility.
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A life-sized replica of the fragile Blériot XI monoplane that Jorge Chávez flew over the Alps still stands on display in the terminal — a tribute inside the very airport that carries his name.
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