Why go
- City in Loreto, Peru.
History
Iquitos is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road that is not on an island; it is only accessible by river and air.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 57 direct destinations
- LAN Airlines LA (A319, A320, 767-300, A340-300, A340-600, 737-800) · 33 routes: Arequipa*, Bogota*, Buenos Aires, Cajamarca*, Cancun*, Caracas*, Chiclayo*, Cordoba*, Cuzco, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Foz Do Iguacu, Guayaquil, Havana*, Iquitos, Juliaca*, La Paz*, Los Angeles, Madrid*, Mexico City*, Miami, New York, Piura*, Pucallpa*, Puerto Maldonado*, Punta Cana*, Quito, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Sao Paulo*, Tacna*, Tarapoto*, Trujillo*, Tumbes
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A320, A319, A321, Embraer 190, 330) · 21 routes: Antofagasta*, Asuncion, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cali, Caracas, Guayaquil, La Paz, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, Porto Alegre*, Quito, Rio De Janeiro*, Rio Negro, San Jose, San Salvador, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo*
- AeroWorld W4 (DH8) · 7 routes: Andahuaylas, Anta, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Huánuco, Jauja, Tingo Maria
- Peruvian Airlines P9 (737) · 6 routes: Arequipa, Cuzco, Iquitos, Piura, Pucallpa, Tarapoto
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A319, 767-300, A320) · 6 routes: Cuzco*, Foz Do Iguacu*, Los Angeles*, New York*, Santiago*, Sao Paulo
- American Airlines AA (767-300, 757) · 5 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles*, Miami, New York*, Santiago*
- Star Peru (2I) 2I (142, 141, 146, 143) · 5 routes: Ayacucho, Cuzco, Huánuco, Pucallpa, Tarapoto
- AeroMéxico AM (A319, 737-800, 762, 767-300) · 4 routes: Arequipa*, La Paz*, Mexico City, Santa Cruz
- Grupo TACA TA (A319, A320, A321) · 4 routes: Havana*, Porto Alegre*, Rio De Janeiro*, Sao Paulo*
- United Airlines UA (330, 757-200, 767-300) · 3 routes: Houston, Miami*, Newark
- Alitalia AZ (777-300ER, 777) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, 342, 345, A340-600) · 2 routes: Cuzco*, Madrid
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767-300) · 2 routes: Los Angeles*, Santiago*
- Korean Air KE (767-300) · 2 routes: Los Angeles*, Santiago*
- US Airways US (767-300, 757) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (737) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 1 route: Toronto
- Air Europa UX (A330-200) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air France AF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Panama City
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 1 route: Atlanta
- JetBlue Airways B6 (A320) · 1 route: Fort Lauderdale
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (M1F) · 1 route: Quito
- Spirit Airlines NK (A319) · 1 route: Fort Lauderdale
- TAME EQ (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Quito
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Iquitos, Peru — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km; routes include La Punta Callao, La Punta - San Lorenzo, Callao - San Lorenzo.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Iquitos, Peru. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.