Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Aeropuerto Internacional de Tucumán - Tte. Benjamín Matienzo
nativename = Tte. Benjamín Matienzo
International Airport


IATA = TUC
ICAO = SANT
type = Public
owner =
operator = Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
city-served = Tucumán, Argentina
location = Ruta A016 Km9. (T4117) CEVIL POZO
elevation-f = 1,495
elevation-m = 456
coordinates = coord|26|50|27|S|065|06|17|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-m = 2,900
r1-length-f = 9,515
r1-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Total Passengers
stat1-data = 257,955
stat-year = 2007
stat2-header = Total Movements
stat2-data = 7,392
stat-year = 2007
stat3-header = Total Cargo Tons
stat3-data = 1,621.02

footnotes = Source: DAFIFWAD|SANT|source=DAFIF] GCM|TUC|source=DAFIF]

Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport airport codes|TUC|SANT is the international airport that serves Tucumán in the north of Argentina. It was built in 1981, and its terminal was inaugurated on 12 October 1986. The Departing Sector was rebuilt in 2005. It can handle big aircraft such as the Boeing 757 (seen at least 10 times), Boeing 767 (seen 6 times from Lan Cargo), McDonnell Douglas DC-10 from Cielos Airlines, seen seven times in 2008, and the Antonov An-124 seen once in 1994.

It has 135,000m² of runways, 21,250m² of taxiways, a 6,985m² terminal, 2 hangars of 1,840m², and parking places for 278 cars. It has a small cargo terminal of 50m².

In 1988, it handled 710,000 passengers. In 1998 568,000. And in 2007, just 258,000 passengers. There are plans of more airlines to arrive to Tucumán.

Airlines

"'
*Buenos Aires / "Aeroparque Jorge Newbery" AEP
*Santiago del Estero / "Vicedomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport" SDE"'
*Buenos Aires / "Aeroparque Jorge Newbery" AEP
*Jujuy / "Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport" JUJ
*Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Viru Viru International Airport VVI

Ground transportation

Tucumán International Airport has direct public transport links to San Miguel de Tucumán served by Bus nº 121 to the Bus Terminal Station, through AV. Avellaneda. Route A016 (continuation from Av. Sarmiento) provides access to the City Center. Taxis and rental cars are available as well, as is the case in most airports.

Approximate time and cost to city center:

* Bus nº 121: fare AR$ 1,60 (U$S 0,50). About 45 Minutes trip. Once every hour (arriving at XX:15, leaving at XX:45). Daily from 8:30am to 9:30pm. Further Information call 0381 4306754 (Dirección de Transporte de la Provincia).
* Taxi fare AR$ 18 (U$S 6). 12 mins trip. Drive white cabs only. Others are Illegal.

References

External links

* [http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/galeria/thumbnails.php?album=24 Airport photos] at AeropuertosArg.com.ar
*
*