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Vientos Paracas Force Pisco Airport Closure and Stop Ballestas Tours

The region remains under an orange Senamhi wind alert that signals elevated risk for air and sea operations.

Overview

  • CORPAC halted flights at Pisco’s Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport on Thursday afternoon due to strong winds and dust-driven low visibility.
  • The suspension primarily affects training sorties and tourist overflights of the Nazca Lines, with resumption contingent on safer weather.
  • The Port Captaincy of Pisco paused fishing and recreational vessels and suspended tourist departures to the Ballestas as a preventive measure.
  • Senamhi reported coastal Ica gusts reaching about 50 km/h under an orange alert covering Lima and seven other regions.
  • Blowing sand sharply reduced visibility between Chincha and Pisco, slowing traffic on the Panamericana Sur and prompting activity stoppages in Paracas, San Andrés and Túpac Amaru Inca.