Ancón Airport

The primary reason for closure was the significant urban expansion of the Lima metropolitan area northward into the Ancón district. An active airbase became increasingly incompatible with the surrounding residential and commercial development. This, combined with a strategic decision by the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú - FAP) to consolidate its operations at other major bases like Las Palmas and Callao, led to its decommissioning. The land was then identified as having greater value for environmental and public use.

The site of the former Ancón Airbase has been completely repurposed. In 2010, the land was officially transferred from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry of Environment. It is now the location of the **Parque Ecológico Nacional Antonio Raimondi**. This is a large-scale national ecological park project managed by SERNANP (Peru's National Service of Natural Protected Areas). The project aims to conserve the local desert ecosystem, create a 'green lung' for northern Lima, and provide a space for public recreation and environmental education. While the faint outlines of the old runway and taxiways are still visible from satellite imagery, the infrastructure is gone, and the area is being actively managed for conservation and public park development.

Ancón Airport was a military airbase operated by the Peruvian Air Force (FAP), known as Base FAP Ancón. It served as a secondary, auxiliary base for the Lima region, supporting the main operations at Las Palmas Air Base. Its key functions included:
- **Training:** It was a crucial site for paratrooper training and exercises.
- **Light Transport and Logistics:** The base handled light transport aircraft and helicopters, providing logistical support for military units in the region.
- **Support Operations:** It served as a dispersal and support field, reducing congestion at the primary military airfields in the capital.
- **Strategic Location:** Its position on the coast, just north of Lima, gave it strategic importance for coastal surveillance and rapid deployment exercises. It primarily housed training and support squadrons rather than front-line combat units.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the site as an airport. The land has been legally and permanently designated as a protected national ecological park. The advanced urban encroachment and the massive federal investment in the park project make any return to aviation activities completely unfeasible. The future of the site is exclusively tied to its development as the Parque Ecológico Nacional Antonio Raimondi.