Travel guide: Trujillo Airport, Peru (TRU)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Trujillo Airport, Peru — what to expect on the ground. Trujillo Airport sits in Peru (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical southern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code TRU serves the area. Local timezone is America/Lima, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at -8.09°, -79.11° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionPeru, Americas
- Climate bandtropical southern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code TRU
- TimezoneAmerica/Lima
- Coordinates-8.09, -79.11
- Located in the Southern Hemisphere
TRU is the airport code for Trujillo Airport, officially Capitan FAP Carlos Martinez de Pinillos International Airport, serving the city of Trujillo on the north coast of Peru. Trujillo, the capital of the La Libertad region, is an elegant colonial city known as the City of Eternal Spring for its mild climate, and it is the gateway to some of Peru's greatest ancient sites. Nearby stand the ruins of Chan Chan, the vast adobe capital of the Chimu kingdom and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Moche pyramids of the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, with their vivid painted murals. On the coast just outside the city, the fishing and surfing village of Huanchaco is famous for its reed boats, the caballitos de totora. Trujillo is reached by flights from Lima to its airport and by road along the coast. The climate is warm and dry for much of the year, with coastal cloud in winter.
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Frequently asked questions
What airport is TRU?
TRU is the IATA code for Trujillo Airport, officially Capitan FAP Carlos Martinez de Pinillos International Airport, on the north coast of Peru. It serves the city of Trujillo, capital of the La Libertad region, mainly with flights to and from Lima, and lies near the coast by the village of Huanchaco.
What is there to see near Trujillo?
Trujillo is a gateway to major archaeological sites: Chan Chan, the huge adobe capital of the Chimu and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Moche temples of the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, with their painted murals. The colonial city centre and the coastal village of Huanchaco are also highlights.
What is Huanchaco known for?
Huanchaco is a fishing and surfing village on the coast just outside Trujillo, famous for the caballitos de totora, slender reed boats that local fishermen have used for centuries and still ride through the surf. It is a popular spot for surfing, seafood and sunsets, and an easy trip from the city.
When is the best time to visit?
Trujillo enjoys a mild, spring-like climate for much of the year, earning it the nickname City of Eternal Spring. The warmest, sunniest months are roughly December to April, while the middle of the year can bring grey coastal cloud, though the archaeological sites can be visited comfortably in any season.
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