Jorge Chávez International Airport LIM / SPJC

Won the tender for the Essential Ramp Service at Jorge Chávez from December 2024 to January 2033; handles aircraft turnaround, passenger services, load control and flight ops for scheduled carriers at the new terminal (invested US$30M+ in a new 3,000 m² ramp operations base that opened June 2025, supporting ~250 daily flights).

Provides airport ground handling services at Jorge Chávez, serving airlines continuously since 2001 per Swissport's own network page (swissport.com/en/network/south-america/peru/lim); also cited in directories as offering FBO/handler, pilot and fuel-arrangement services and expanding cargo capacity (new 3,500 m² cargo facility reported).

Started ramp and passenger-service operations for commercial aircraft in the new Jorge Chávez terminal (operating at LIM since 2015, contract with LAP extending through 2033), with 6,000+ m² of ramp-service space; invested US$5.9M in towbarless tractors, loaders, stairs and dollies.

Into-plane fuel operator: fuel reception, storage and dispatch for aircraft transiting Jorge Chávez under contract with Lima Airport Partners; received LAP's "Estrella AIJC" award in the Environment category for two consecutive years, confirming an active operational relationship with the airport.

Principal Jet A-1 (Turbo A-1) supplier at Jorge Chávez, covering over 40% of the airport's aviation fuel demand from La Pampilla refinery; confirmed as having supplied the first flight (Aerolíneas Argentinas AAR1365) during the new terminal's soft-opening on May 16, 2025.

50/50 Air BP–PBF joint venture (signed June 2016) supplying into-plane aviation fuel initially at Jorge Chávez, building on PBF's prior marketing/technical agreement with Air BP; confirmed via bp.com and multiple aviation trade press at the time of signing.

Holds the concession for design, construction and operation of the new fuel storage/hydrant distribution terminal at Jorge Chávez (reported US$88–110M investment, built to EI 1540/JIG 2 standards); began full operations June 2025 as one of Latin America's most technologically advanced airport fuel facilities — infrastructure operator distinct from the into-plane suppliers. Specific tank count/capacity figures are company-reported and not independently confirmed.

In-house, LATAM: operates transit/line maintenance at Jorge Chávez for LATAM Perú; the new terminal's redevelopment reportedly grants several other international carriers hangar/office access as well, though the full carrier list is unconfirmed.

In-house, LATAM: MRO/heavy-check center at Jorge Chávez; LATAM invested US$30M+ in a new maintenance platform able to handle 18+ aircraft simultaneously, including a dedicated Boeing 787 hangar (~$7M, operational from September 2025).

Landing gear shop — heavy maintenance and full overhaul of Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 landing gear, run as a dedicated back-shop since around 2010 and positioned as a regional centre of excellence. Facility is the state-owned FAP maintenance company at Base Aérea Las Palmas, Santiago de Surco, Lima metro area (not on the Jorge Chávez / LIM field itself). Approvals held locally: DGAC Perú OMA N° 018 and FAA Air Agency certificate SPUY238K; a partner arrangement with a US landing gear specialist is cited in company material but the partner is not independently confirmed. Class letters not published — class rating unconfirmed.

Wheels and brakes shop — wheel and brake repair/overhaul listed among core component MRO capabilities alongside landing gear, at the Las Palmas back-shop complex in Lima. Covered by DGAC Perú OMA N° 018 and FAA SPUY238K; exact rating class unconfirmed.

Engine shop — powerplant work on CFM International CFM56-2/-3, GE CF6-50/-80, Pratt and Whitney JT8D, JT9D and PT6A-27/28, and Rolls-Royce RB211 plus Allison/Rolls-Royce 501-D22A, including borescope inspection, removal/installation and engine-area maintenance. Listed as engine MRO under DGAC Perú OMA N° 018; class rating unconfirmed.

Composite and structures shop — Taller de Materiales Compuestos performing repair and alteration of composite moving/control surfaces and structural adhesive bonding, plus airframe structural inspection and repair on DC-10, B727, B737-100/500, B737NG-600/900, B767-200/400 and L-382. Approval under DGAC Perú OMA N° 018; class rating unconfirmed.

NDT — in-house non-destructive testing on aeronautical parts and components using dye penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, ultrasound and radiography (X-ray). Listed as a Servicio Especializado under DGAC Perú OMA N° 018; equivalent specialised-services class letter unconfirmed.

Instrument shop — bench work on pneumatic instruments in general, magnetic compasses, airspeed indicators and DFDR flight-data recorder equipment. Under DGAC Perú OMA N° 018 and FAA SPUY238K; instrument class rating unconfirmed.

Interiors and cabin shop — cabin interior refurbishment listed among component MRO capabilities, supported by the in-house stripping and painting facility at Las Palmas. Class rating unconfirmed.

Materials and process laboratories supporting component work — chemical laboratory (spectrometric oil and galvanic-solution analysis, fuel and hydraulic fluid testing, particle counting), metallurgical laboratory (chemical composition, tensile/compression/bending and creep tests, metallography, corrosion resistance, failure investigation), heat treating, and a weight-and-balance shop; also manufactures aeronautical parts. AS9100 quality certification and additional Latin American recognitions are cited in company material (ANAC Brazil, ANAC Argentina, DINACIA Uruguay, DGAC Chile, DGAC Bolivia) but the individual certificate numbers are not independently confirmed. Reported EASA Part-145 and UK CAA Part-145 approvals could not be confirmed against the authorities own registers and should be treated as unverified — the approvals confirmed at this location are the DGAC Perú OMA and the FAA repair station certificate.

Wheels and brakes shop — in-house, LATAM Airlines Perú. Dedicated taller de ruedas at the Lima (LIM) maintenance base handling wheel disassembly, tyre change and brake servicing for the A320-family and B767 fleets, with wheels reported to rotate roughly every 35-40 days. Operates under LATAM Airlines Perú own DGAC Perú maintenance approval for its Lima base; approvals held by other LATAM group MRO sites are not attributable here. DGAC Perú OMA class rating unconfirmed.

Battery shop — in-house, LATAM Airlines Perú. Taller de baterías at the Lima base with specialised charging equipment; routine servicing reported at 4-5 days and full overhaul up to about 8 days, with A320-family and B767 aircraft each carrying two units. Figures come from press coverage of the base rather than a published capability list. Under the Lima base DGAC Perú approval; class rating unconfirmed.

Engine shop — in-house, LATAM Airlines Perú. Taller de motores at the Lima base supporting CFM56 and IAE V2500 powerplants for removal/installation, QEC work and shop-floor tasks; full overhauls are sent out to LATAM group and third-party facilities abroad (Germany, Brazil, USA and Poland are named in press coverage). No overhaul rating is claimed for Lima. Class rating unconfirmed.

Back-shop complex and spares support — the Lima maintenance centre is a hangar complex of roughly 13,000 m2 including offices and apron, reported staffed by about 445 people of whom some 333 are maintenance technicians, handling up to 20 aircraft per night; an adjacent zona de almacenamiento de repuestos feeds the component shops above. Headcount, throughput and productivity figures are press-reported and not independently confirmed. Note this base is primarily line and base maintenance for LATAM own fleet, with the wheel, battery and engine talleres as its genuine back-shop element; third-party component work is not advertised.

Engine capability — powerplant work on CFM56, IAE V2500, PW1100G and LEAP-1A covering engine wet washing, fuel injector and manifold replacement, borescope inspection and complete engine change / QEC build-up. Note most of this is on-wing and QEC work rather than teardown back-shop overhaul, but it is held under a DGAC Perú RAP 145 OMA N° 079 Engines Class III (turbine) shop rating; a matching AFAC México approval for engines Class III is also cited. Certificate numbers not independently confirmed.

APU capability — auxiliary power unit work including complete change of Honeywell 131-9 and APS3200 units, at the LIM base. Under DGAC Perú OMA N° 079; specific class rating unconfirmed.

Landing gear capability — shock absorber (oleo strut) servicing, dynamic seal replacement and M1/M2 harness replacement on Airbus A319/A320/A321 CEO and NEO, A330-200/300 and Boeing 757/767/787. Largely on-aircraft gear servicing rather than full strut overhaul. Under DGAC Perú OMA N° 079; class rating unconfirmed.

Structures shop — inspection and repair of aircraft structures under DGAC Perú RAP 145 OMA N° 079 with an Airframe (célula) Class II and Class IV rating (large composite and large all-metal airframes; the source wording Aircraft Structures Class II/IV has been normalised to the RAP 145 rating names). Foreign recognitions cited for structures/accessories are UAEAC Colombia OMA N° 176 under RAC 145, DGAC Chile CMAE N° E-596 and DGAC Ecuador OMA-E-082; these are held by AVIO Perú itself, not borrowed from a group, but the certificate numbers are not independently confirmed.

Component / accessory shop — inspection, repair and overhaul of aeronautical components against a capability list approved by DGAC Perú, rated Accessories Class I and Class II under RAP 145 OMA N° 079 (mechanical and electrical accessories). Workshops are at the company main base at Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), Callao, supported by a network of Fixed Auxiliary Units (reported as 13) elsewhere in Peru with 24/7 AOG cover — those outstations are line maintenance only, the shop work is at LIM.

NDT — non-destructive testing of aeronautical parts by magnetic particle, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant and eddy current methods with personnel qualified to NAS 410. Held as a Specialized Services rating under DGAC Perú OMA N° 079 and mirrored on Colombian OMA N° 176.

Engine shop — engine maintenance (mantenimiento de motores) at the company own taller in the south zone of Jorge Chávez International Airport, Av. Elmer Faucett 3463, Callao. ATSA is a long-established Peruvian operator (cargo, fuel and oil-industry charter) whose OMA supports its own turboprop fleet; DGAC Perú certifications are listed by manufacturer and aircraft model rather than by OMA number, so OMA number and class rating are unconfirmed.

Propeller shop — propeller maintenance listed as a distinct workshop capability at the Callao facility, consistent with its PT6-powered turboprop fleet. DGAC Perú approved; OMA number and class rating unconfirmed.

Battery shop — aircraft battery recharging and servicing (recarga y mantenimiento de baterías) performed in-house at the Jorge Chávez south-zone workshop. Class rating unconfirmed.

Component / accessory shop — maintenance of components and accessories (mantenimiento de componentes y accesorios) alongside continuing-airworthiness management (CAMO-type) and component supply. DGAC Perú certified; OMA number and class rating unconfirmed. Note the listed contact is the company general reservations address, not a dedicated MRO or AOG desk.

Gate Gourmet Peru S.A. operates a flight-kitchen/catering operation at Jorge Chávez (Zona Norte, Callao), part of the gategroup network, preparing inflight meals across cabin classes for airlines at LIM.

Full-service ramp handlers in this market typically bundle cabin cleaning and lavatory/water servicing into ramp handling contracts; not independently documented for Talma at LIM specifically.

Operates its own nationwide fleet of motorized and non-motorized ground support equipment used for ramp and cargo handling at LIM; exact fleet size (~1,700 units) is company-reported and not independently confirmed.

Owns and operates its own fleet of telemetry-equipped ramp equipment (towbarless tractors, loaders, motorized stairs/dollies) acquired for the new terminal.

General Handling Agent (GHA) at Lima Cargo City with cold storage, customs clearance and warehouse operations; company-reported cargo volume for the new terminal's first year is unconfirmed independently.

Operates an international cargo warehouse with direct airside access at the airport terminal; company has announced plans to invest $1M+ to expand cold-storage capacity. Specific total/cold-storage square-meterage figures are unconfirmed.

Perishables/cold-chain cargo terminal operator at Jorge Chávez, founded 1997 by agroexporters; operates a temperature-controlled temporary deposit for air cargo import/export directly within the airport, focused on asparagus and other agro-exports requiring strict cold-chain control. Specific tonnage and percentage-of-exports figures are company-reported and not independently confirmed.

Runs X-ray screening and IP camera surveillance for cargo/warehouse operations at its Lima Cargo City facility; specific equipment counts (nine X-ray machines, 420 cameras) are company-reported and not independently verified.

Self-provided, airport operator: runs the new terminal's Security Control Center; concessionaire is Fraport AG (80.01%) / IFC (19.99%) under a 40-year MTC concession. Specific counts (3,900+ CCTV cameras, 3 baggage tomographs, 7 screening points) are company-reported and not independently verified.

Operates an on-airport rental counter at Jorge Chávez (2nd floor, international arrivals area) among the major car-rental brands present on-field; confirmed via multiple travel/booking sources describing the 2nd-floor arrivals rental desks.

Offers executive/business aviation (FBO) services alongside its commercial handling operation at Jorge Chávez, confirmed via Talma's own site.

Lima-based FBO specializing in handling/ground handling for general and executive aviation at Jorge Chávez: ramp services, arrival/dispatch handling, operational coordination, Jet A-1/Avgas fuel arrangement, flight-permit management and VIP passenger services (premiumaviationfbo.com; also referenced in third-party directories as an alternative handler to Swissport for business aviation).

Airport-adjacent hotel with free shuttle every 30 minutes to Jorge Chávez (192 rooms, confirmed via Wyndham's official pages). Note: a separate, newer Wyndham Grand Costa del Sol property (249 rooms, opened July 2024) operates inside the new terminal itself — same brand family, distinct property.

IHG-brand hotel located immediately adjacent to Jorge Chávez (~0.12 miles), offering complimentary shuttle service to the airport; commonly used for crew/passenger layovers.