Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

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Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina
LocationRuta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI)
Elevation  AMSL 474.3 m / 1,556 ft
Coordinates 28°35′35″S065°45′03″W / 28.59306°S 65.75083°W / -28.59306; -65.75083
Map
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CTC
Airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/202,8009,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers90,192
Passenger change 16–17Increase2.svg43.95%
Aircraft movements1,485
Movements change 16–1Decrease2.svg6.06%
Source: DAFIF, [1] [2] 2016 World Airport Traffic Report. [3]

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) ( IATA : CTC, ICAO : SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina, serving the provincial capital 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 of the terminal started on 9 June 1981 and ended on 23 April 1987. Since 1999, the airport has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, it handled 44,477 passengers.[ citation needed ]

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The airport is named after Felipe Varela, a soldier born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile, in 1870.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, La Rioja

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
200548,629N.A.2,821N.A.244N.A.
200643,897Decrease2.svg 9.73%2,057Decrease2.svg27.08%130Decrease2.svg46.72%
200744,477Increase2.svg 1.32%2,191Increase2.svg 6.51%65Decrease2.svg 50.00%
200836,469Decrease2.svg18.00%1,959Decrease2.svg10.59%76Increase2.svg16.92%
200941,212Increase2.svg13.01%2,329Increase2.svg18.89%61Decrease2.svg19.74%
201031,428Decrease2.svg23.74%1,039Decrease2.svg55.39%51Decrease2.svg16.39%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2006-2010)

References

  1. "Airport information for SANC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
  3. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report