Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of TYL
Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (IATA: TYL, ICAO:SPYL) is located in the city of Peru.
Airport Overview
Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)
Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport serves Talara in northern Peru and functions primarily as a regional airport rather than an international cargo hub. Its logistics relevance is linked to Talara, the wider Piura area, energy-related activity, fishing and coastal commerce. For international shipments, our service team normally treats the airport as a destination or feeder point requiring carrier, ground-handler and customs confirmation, with Lima or another approved Peruvian gateway considered when direct cargo acceptance is unavailable.
| IATA code | TYL |
|---|---|
| ICAO code | SPYL |
| Airport name | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport |
| Location | Talara, Peru |
| Airport classification | Regional passenger airport with cargo handled subject to local operating arrangements |
Key Highlights
Forwarder Decision Points
- Best suited to small and time-sensitive regional consignments when the operating carrier confirms cargo acceptance.
- International cargo planning generally requires a connection through Lima or another Peruvian gateway rather than assuming a direct international freighter service.
- Talara’s energy, fishing and coastal business base can generate project spares, industrial parts, documents and selected perishables.
- Dedicated cargo infrastructure, cold-chain scope, dangerous-goods acceptance and customs handling must be verified for the specific shipment.
- For large, heavy, regulated or temperature-sensitive cargo, our service team should compare airport delivery with an alternative gateway and bonded road movement.
Cargo Facilities & Services
Facility Planning Before Booking
Publicly available airport data supplied for this page does not establish a dedicated cargo terminal, bonded warehouse, cold room, dangerous-goods store or automated cargo-sorting facility at Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport. Our team therefore plans services on a confirmation basis rather than representing passenger-airport facilities as cargo capabilities.
Routes & Transit Times
Routing Requires Live Confirmation
- For international freight, our service team normally evaluates an air connection through Lima or another Peruvian gateway, followed by domestic air or controlled road delivery to Talara.
- Domestic availability, aircraft type, passenger-belly capacity, seasonal schedule changes and local handling acceptance can materially affect the routing.
- There is no blanket transit-time commitment for Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport. The confirmed schedule should include connection time, customs release, transfer handling and final delivery.
- When the shipment is urgent, heavy, hazardous, chilled or difficult to transfer, our team compares direct airport delivery with a larger gateway and bonded trucking solution.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
Talara and the Piura Logistics Catchment
- Energy and industrial supply: urgent spare parts, valves, tools, electrical components, maintenance materials and technical documents may require priority handling.
- Fishing and seafood: seafood-related supplies and selected time-sensitive products require packaging, sanitary documentation and cold-chain confirmation before acceptance.
- Regional commerce: samples, e-commerce parcels, replacement parts, garments and general merchandise may move through a regional air connection, subject to capacity.
- Tourism and services: baggage-related shipments, event materials and service equipment should be planned around passenger-airport handling constraints.
- Final-mile coverage: Talara and nearby coastal destinations can require pre-arranged trucking, consignee identification and delivery access checks.
Operations & Compliance
Controls That Prevent Rejection or Delay
- Cut-off and acceptance: obtain the actual cargo cut-off, warehouse opening window, piece and weight limits, screening requirements and acceptance location for the booked movement.
- Documentation: prepare an accurate air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, shipper and consignee tax or customs details, permits and any product-specific certificates required for Peru.
- Dangerous goods: batteries, fuel residues, aerosols, chemicals and equipment with hazardous components must be classified and declared before booking; carrier approval is required.
- Customs and inspection: inconsistent descriptions, values, quantities or tariff information can trigger examination. Our service team coordinates with the broker before cargo tender.
- Delivery restrictions: confirm consignee availability, identification, road access, security arrangements and whether airport collection or broker attendance is required.
Shipping Tips
Recommended Preparation by Our Service Team
- Send dimensions, gross weight, piece count, commodity description, value, origin, destination and required delivery date before requesting a rate.
- For fragile, chilled or high-value cargo, use transport-qualified packaging, clear handling marks and a documented handover plan; do not rely on airport storage.
- For industrial or oversized shipments, request an aircraft and ground-handling feasibility check before production or pickup is arranged.
- Keep an alternative routing through a larger Peruvian gateway available when the local flight, cargo acceptance, customs or trucking plan is not confirmed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Practical Questions for Shippers
- Can Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport receive international air cargo directly?
- International handling depends on the operating carrier, customs arrangement and current airport facilities. Our team confirms the complete routing before cargo is tendered and may recommend a Peruvian gateway with onward delivery.
- Is a dedicated cold-storage service available?
- It should not be assumed. For seafood, pharmaceuticals or other temperature-sensitive goods, we verify acceptance, storage exposure, transfer time and delivery arrangements in writing.
- How early should dangerous goods be declared?
- At quotation and booking stage. The shipper must provide the correct classification, packing details, labels and declaration where applicable; late disclosure can result in refusal or re-routing.
- What information is needed to quote a shipment to Talara?
- Provide commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, value, origin, consignee details, delivery address, required date and any dangerous-goods, temperature or customs requirements.
- What is the alternative if local cargo capacity is unavailable?
- Our service team can compare routing through Lima or another suitable gateway with controlled domestic transfer or trucking, subject to customs status, road conditions, carrier acceptance and consignee requirements.
Data Sources & Provenance
Data Scope and Verification
Airport identifiers, airport name, city, country and the supplied record fields are based on the airport dataset provided for this page. Operational details such as current schedules, cargo acceptance, cut-off times, customs arrangements, handling equipment and storage capability are time-sensitive and must be verified for each shipment.
For regulatory and identity cross-checks, our team consults relevant official or industry sources including mtc.gob.pe, sunat.gob.pe and iata.org. These domains support regulatory, customs and aviation-reference verification; they do not constitute a guarantee of current flight schedules or local cargo facilities.