- Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
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Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella"
IATA: COR – ICAO: SACO Location of airport in Argentina
CORSummary Airport type Public Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. Serves Córdoba Location Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina Elevation AMSL 489 m / 1,604 ft Coordinates 31°18′36″S 064°12′30″W / 31.31°S 64.20833°WCoordinates: 31°18′36″S 064°12′30″W / 31.31°S 64.20833°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,200 7,218 Asphalt 18/36 3,200 10,498 Concrete Statistics (2010) Total Passengers 1,385,464 Sources: Argentinian AIP,[1]
ORSNA[2]Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella") (IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northwest[1] away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[1][2]
It is that nation's third largest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both located in Buenos Aires.
The airport had been a jetport for a long time, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.
Building of a second and third floor began in 2000, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; by 2002 it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.
The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of them inhabiting the areas nearby.
Contents
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Aero VIP Montevideo Aerochaco Resistencia, San Juan, Santiago del Estero
Seasonal: San Luis, Catamarca, La Rioja, Florianopolis, Buenos Aires-AeroparqueAerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Mendoza, Salta Andes Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Puerto Iguazú, Salta
Seasonal: Florianopolis, MargaritaAustral Líneas Aéreas Bariloche, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Puerto Iguazú, Salta Copa Airlines Panama City Gol Transportes Aéreos Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Iberia Madrid [ends 20 January][citation needed] LAN Airlines Santiago de Chile LAN Argentina Buenos Aires-Aeroparque LAN Perú Lima PLUNA Montevideo
Seasonal: Cabo Frio[citation needed]Sol Líneas Aéreas Comodoro Rivadavia, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rosario, Tucumán
Seasonal: Punta Del EsteAccidents and incidents
- May 18, 2011: Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 - On a Córdoba-Mendoza-Neuquén-Comodoro Rivadavia route[3]
References
- ^ a b c (Spanish) SACO - CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. TaravellaPDF (846 KB) at AIP Argentina
- ^ a b (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" - Pajas Blancas at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ^ "Sol Líneas Aéreas Informa" (Press Release #1). Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved on May 19, 2011.
External links
- Córdoba, COR at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
- Current weather for SACO at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for COR at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:- Airports in Argentina
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