Lima’s Jorge Chávez International airport.

Some interesting facts…
Jorge Chávez International Airport is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 km from the historic Centre of Lima and 17 km from Miraflores. Callao is the port city now fully integrated with Lima, the nation's capital.

In 2008, the airport handled 8,288,506 passengers and 98,733 aircraft movements.
In 2009, the airport handled 8,786,973 passengers and 104,966 aircraft movements, which although small, was one of the fastest increases in the Americas.
Between January and November 2010 the airport handled 9,361,846 passengers and by the end of 2010 the airport reached 10,278,493 passengers.
However in March 2011 the figures increased dramatically…
7th March Marion and Luke flew into Jorge Chávez from Ayacucho.
8th March Marion and Luke flew from Jorge Chávez to Tacna.
9th March Marion and Luke flew into Jorge Chávez from Tacna.

10th March the tired traveller is greeted by Leo and myself as we collected him from Jorge Chávez when he arrived from Australia.
After four consecutive days of visiting the place we now feel that we are on first name basis with the authorities at Jorge Chávez!