Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela
IATA: CTC – ICAO: SANC
CTC is located in Argentina
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CTC
Location of airport in Argentina
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Location Ruta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI)
Elevation AMSL 1,522 ft / 464 m
Coordinates 28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W / 28.59306°S 65.75083°W / -28.59306; -65.75083
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passengers 44,477
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.

It was built in 1972, and was officially inaugurated with an Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 flight on 3 January 1973. Construction started on the terminal on 9 June 1981 and ended 23 April 1987.

It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar and a parking place for 35 cars.

Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, 44,477 passengers went through Catamarca Airport.

Felipe Varela was a militar born in Catamarca in 1821, who fought in the War of the Triple Alliance, and died in Ñantoco (Chile), in 1870. He is named "The Last Warlord".

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, La Rioja
American Jet Charter - Campo Arenal, Tucumán

References

  1. ^ Airport information for SANC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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