Peru Military Bases & Installations

OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025

3
Total Bases
2
Air Bases
1
Naval Bases
0
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (2)
Base Aérea Capitán Montes (Talara)
Air Base
Location
Peru
Operator
Fuerza Aérea del Perú — Northern Region
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1940
Garrison: Su-25 attack, Mi-24 attack helicopters, Ecuador border patrol
Northern Peru air operations. Ecuador border proximity. Su-25 close air support. Drug trafficking interdiction.
Strategic: Ecuador border historically contested — 1995 Cenepa War last active war in Americas. FAP maintains northern vigilance.
Base Aérea Las Palmas (Lima / FAP HQ)
Air Base
Location
Peru
Operator
Fuerza Aérea del Perú — FAP HQ
Personnel
5,000 est.
Established
1920
Garrison: FAP HQ, MiG-29SMP (12), Mirage 2000P (10), Su-25 close air support
FAP primary base. MiG-29SMP and Mirage 2000P — mixed fleet. Lima capital defence. Ecuador/Chile threat axes.
Strategic: Peru operates both Russian MiG-29 and French Mirage 2000 — unique mixed fleet. Ecuador border dispute resolved 1998 but tensions persist.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (1)
Base Naval del Callao
Naval Base
Location
Peru
Operator
Marina de Guerra del Perú
Personnel
5,000 est.
Established
1907
Garrison: Peruvian Fleet, Almirante Grau cruiser (decommissioning), Lupo frigates (4), STS-209 submarine
Peruvian Navy HQ. Italian-built Lupo frigates. German submarine. Pacific patrol. Drug trafficking interdiction.
Strategic: LAP Almirante Grau one of last cruisers in world (being decommissioned). Peru Navy focused on Pacific drug trade interdiction.

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