Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
| Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela | |||||||||||
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| 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°WCoordinates: 28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W / 28.59306°S 65.75083°W | ||||||||||
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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 Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile in 1870. He is nicknamed "The Last Warlord".
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 48,629 | N.A. | 2,821 | N.A. | 244 | N.A. |
| 2006 | 43,897 |  9.73% | 2,057 | 27.08% | 130 | 46.72% |
| 2007 | 44,477 |  1.32% | 2,191 | 6.51% | 65 | 50.00% |
| 2008 | 36,469 | 18.00% | 1,959 | 10.59% | 76 | 16.92% |
| 2009 | 41,212 | 13.01% | 2,329 | 18.89% | 61 | 19.74% |
| 2010 | 31,428 | 23.74% | 1,039 | 55.39% | 51 | 16.39% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2006-2010) | ||||||
References
- ↑ Airport information for SANC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
External links
- (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Catamarca "Coronel Felipe Vallese" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- (Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- American Jet s.a. (English or Spanish)
- Current weather for SANC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CTC at Aviation Safety Network