Camana Airport

The closure was primarily due to economic and infrastructural factors. The key reason was the significant improvement of ground transportation, specifically the paving and modernization of the Pan-American Highway South. This made travel by bus and truck from the major regional city of Arequipa to Camaná much cheaper, faster, and more reliable than air travel. As a result, demand for the short-haul flights plummeted, making the route commercially unviable for airlines. This, combined with a lack of continued investment in the small airport's maintenance and facilities, led to its gradual abandonment and eventual closure.

The site of the former airport has been completely absorbed by the urban growth of Camaná. Satellite imagery clearly shows that the land where the runway and apron once existed is now occupied by residential streets, houses, and some small agricultural plots. The faint outline of the runway is still partially visible from the air, but it is bisected by roads and buildings. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure, and the land is fully integrated into the city's urban grid. It is permanently and irreversibly non-operational as an airfield.

When active, Camana Airport was an important regional air link for the Camaná Province, a significant agricultural and coastal area. It primarily handled domestic passenger and cargo traffic on smaller propeller aircraft, such as the Douglas DC-3 and Fokker F-27, operated by former Peruvian airlines like Faucett and AeroPerú. The airport was vital for connecting the region's agricultural industry (notably rice production) and its fishing communities with larger economic centers like Arequipa and Lima. It also supported general aviation and was used for government and air taxi services before the highway system became the dominant mode of transport.

There are zero prospects for reopening the airport at its original location. The extensive and permanent urban encroachment has made the site physically unusable for any aviation activity. Any future air service for the Camaná region would require the construction of a completely new airport in a different, undeveloped location outside the city. While local authorities have occasionally discussed the idea of a new airport to promote tourism to Camaná's popular beaches, there are currently no concrete, funded, or approved plans to do so.