Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport

Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"
IATA: SLA – ICAO: SASA SLA Location of airport in Argentina
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves		Salta, Salta Province, Argentina
Location		Ruta N51, km. 5. (A4400) SALTA
Elevation AMSL		4,075 ft / 1,243 m
Coordinates		24°50′40″S 65°28′43″W / 24.84444°S 65.47861°W / -24.84444; -65.47861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
02/20*	3,000	9,836	Asphalt
06/24	2,400	7,869	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Total Passengers			614,012
* Formerly 01/19 Sources: AIP[1], ORSNA[2], DAFIF[3][4]

Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes") (IATA: SLA, ICAO: SASA) is located 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of the center of Salta, a city in the Salta Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 208 hectares (513 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.^[1][2]

Also known as El Aybal Airport, it is the main hub of the Andes, served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, LAN Argentina and Andes Líneas Aéreas. It has a 2300 m² passenger terminal, 207,000 m² of runways, 62,500 m² of taxiways and parking spaces for 525 cars. In 2007 it handled 397,578 passengers, making it the most used airport in Northern Argentina. The new terminal was built in 2000, by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Cordoba, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, San Salvador de Jujuy, Puerto Iguazú, Bariloche, Mendoza
Aerosur	Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru
Andes Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Córdoba, Puerto Iguazú, Cafayate, Oran(AR), Tartagal Seasonal: Florianópolis
LAN Argentina	Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
LAN Airlines	Seasonal: Iquique

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) SASA - Salta / Gral. Don Martín Miguel de GüemesPDF at AIP Argentina
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
3. ^ Airport information for SASA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
4. ^ Airport information for SLA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

• Aeropuertos de Salta El Site con toda la info sobre los aeropuertos de Salta.
• Salta, SLA at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
• Current weather for SASA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for SLA at Aviation Safety Network