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
– WMO: 87344
Summary
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 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833Coordinates: 31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833
Website Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Map
COR

Location of the airport in Argentina

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,200 10,498 Asphalt
05/23 2,280 7,480 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Total passengers 1.673.266 [1]
Sources: Argentinian AIP,[2] ORSNA[3]

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: 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[2] 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.[2][3]

Overview

Cordoba is currently Argentina's third-largest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both of which are 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.

The construction 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.

Check-in at Córdoba Airport

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cómodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Mendoza, Miami (Ends 1 June, 2016),[4] Neuquén, Río Gallegos,[5] Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, Tucumán
Seasonal: Cancún
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas 		Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Cómodoro Rivadavia, Puerto Iguazú, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, Rosario,[6] Salta, San Salvador de Jujuy, Tucumán,[7] Ushuaia (begins 1 August 2016)[8]
Air Europa Asunción (begins 18 December 2016), Madrid (begins 18 December 2016)[9]
Copa Airlines Panama City
Gol Transportes Aéreos Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LAN Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
LAN Airlines Santiago de Chile
LAN Peru Lima
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile (begins 11 July 2016)
TAM Airlines São Paulo–Guarulhos[10]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year – official ACI statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons) 		Change from previous year
2005 1,091,783 Increase 0.39% 19,421 Decrease 6.21% 3,140 Increase14.22%
2006 988,025 Decrease 9.50% 16,794 Decrease13.53% 3,702 Increase17.90%
2007 981,143 Decrease 0.70% 16,057 Decrease 4.39% 3,745 Increase 1.16%
2008 1,113,860 Increase13.53% 18,193 Increase13.30% 4,117 Increase 9.93%
2009 1,251,027 Increase12.31% 18,913 Increase 3.96% 2,511 Decrease39.01%
2010 1,385,464 Increase10.75% 20,512 Increase 8.45% 2,109 Decrease16.01%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(2005–2010)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aa2000.com.ar/news.aspx?idnoticia=676
  2. 1 2 3 (Spanish) SACO – CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. Taravella PDF (846 KB) at AIP Argentina
  3. 1 2 (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" – Pajas Blancas at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. ↑ "Aerolineas Argentinas end Cordoba - Miami Service from June 2016". Airline Route. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aerolíneas Argentinas Expands the oil broker". Crónica. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.impulsonegocios.com/contenidos/2014/06/10/Editorial_31103.php
  7. ↑ "Córdoba and Tucumán, united again by Aerolíneas Argentinas" (in Spanish). AeropuertosArg.com.ar. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/18/ar-cormdq-jan16/
  9. ↑ L, J (2 May 2016). "Air Europa comenzará a volar a la ciudad argentina de Córdoba el próximo 18 de diciembre" (PDF) (in Spanish). Air Europa. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "After 5 years, TAM flying back to San Pablo" (in Spanish). Diario La Voz. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

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