Remodeling (2012-2016)
The air terminal, run by Aeropuertos del Perú, entered into a remodeling process[3] that will last 32 months and they hope to turn it into a South American hub.
On Monday, September 3, 2012, work began on the renovation of the Pisco airport. The work will last 32 months and will cost S/.153 million, an investment with which they hope to turn it into a hub and thus be able to compete with the Jorge Chávez International Airport. To this end, remodeling work has begun on the aircraft apron and the passenger terminal.
This new terminal will present a modern infrastructure and architectural design, with all the amenities and spaces necessary for an airport that will be able to receive national and international flights, meeting global standards.
It is projected that by 2017 they would be serving 400 thousand passengers. In Pisco "Pisco (city)") you can not only operate tourist flights to Nasca. There is potential for profitable routes such as Lima-Pisco-Arequipa or Lima-Pisco-Cusco and a network of national and international connections that can depart from this southern base.
So far, Star Perú has assured that it will implement a Lima-Pisco-Talara charter flight for an oil company, in addition to LC Perú, which will begin tourist flights from Pisco to Nasca and Cusco this year.
As of June 2013, 50 million of the 150 million soles of the total work have already been invested, which will be completed in May 2015. On the other hand, the airport rate is expected to be 40% cheaper than the Jorge Chávez International Airport[4].
The airport will have two arrival halls (domestic and international), a basement for baggage handling, a passenger terminal and a cargo terminal. In addition, there will be a commercial area that will include shops, restaurants and a small museum in which the main attractions of the region will be promoted.[5].
The final delivery of the airport works is expected in the first half of 2015. As of September 2014, it was 79% complete.[6][7][8][9].
The mayor of the District of San Andrés has been meeting with the executive director of the company Aeropuertos del Perú, concessionaire of the airport, to coordinate joint actions to improve access roads to the terminal with a view to the start of operations in the first half of 2015.[10].
The MTC has announced that the airport works will be ready in May 2015 and that its inauguration will be in June 2015. It is estimated that it will have a demand of 400,000 passengers in 2017. It was also indicated that the Chincha - Pisco (city) "Pisco (city)") highway will be ready in December 2015 and that the Pisco (city) "Pisco (city)") - Ica highway would be ready in June 2015. 2016.[11].
As planned by the concessionaire AdP, the remodeling works of the airport have been completed at the end of May 2015 and it is expected to begin operations in the last week of June 2015, the final investment amounted to S/153 million.
After the modernization, the airport is equipped with a platform that will allow the parking of six category C aircraft (Airbus 319, Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 type aircraft), and 14 parking spaces for type B aircraft (smaller size). It will also have large terminals for passengers and cargo.
Currently there is a passenger market that comes to Pisco to visit the Nazca Lines. The idea is to capture this market so that it arrives directly and also serves as an international gateway to southern Peru. This process should last approximately one to two years.
To accelerate this process, the concessionaire gave the MTC a temporary subsidy for the routes to Pisco. The concessionaire has also launched a call to grant a concession for the storage service of cold chambers for perishable cargo for export purposes at the Pisco airport.[12].
Remodeling (2019-2021)
In February 2019, AdP announced the award and the beginning of the preparation of the technical file for the rehabilitation works of the runways and the perimeter fence of the airport.
The technical file will be in charge of the Sener-Alauda Consortium, and contemplates the beginning of the works of the project "Investment in the Rehabilitation of the Air Side and Investment in the Optimization of the Perimetric Fence of the Pisco Airport", which will require a total investment of US$ 25 million.
The works consist mainly of improving the infrastructure, such that it guarantees the safety and continuity of operations at the Pisco Airport." It should be noted that the Sener-Alauda Consortium, made up of companies with headquarters in Spain, is the winner of the tender for the preparation of the technical file, but not to carry out the rehabilitation works.[13].
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) has begun with the release of a total of 105 properties that will be used in the modernization of the “Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera” International Airport in Pisco. The MTC paid each family in the San Andrés district the amount of 20,335 soles, as established by a Legislative Decree of July 2018.
The 105 properties will be delivered to the concessionaire to begin the execution of its investment plan that will allow the modernization of the Pisco airport, which will include the expansion of the passenger terminal, the extension of the runway, as well as the construction of taxiways, a rescue and firefighting station, and other works.[14].