Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport is an airport in San Juan Province
, Argentina
serving the cities of San Juan
. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas
.
They started planning San Juan Airport on 15 February 1958. The plans were authorized in 1961, and the construction started in 1971, and almost finished by 1977, but it was completely destroyed with Caucete Earthquake in 1977, reconstructed between 1977 and 1980. The new and actual airport was inaugurated February 25th 1981 (after 20 years of planning). In 2007 it served to 68,756 passengers.
It constists of 110,700 m² of runways, 16,800m² of taxiways, a 2,200m² terminal, and parking place for 80 cars. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
serving the cities of San Juan
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aerolíneas Argentinas , formally Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A., is Argentina's largest airline and serves as the country's flag carrier. Owned in its majority by the Argentine Government, the airline is headquartered in the Torre Bouchard, located in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires...
.
They started planning San Juan Airport on 15 February 1958. The plans were authorized in 1961, and the construction started in 1971, and almost finished by 1977, but it was completely destroyed with Caucete Earthquake in 1977, reconstructed between 1977 and 1980. The new and actual airport was inaugurated February 25th 1981 (after 20 years of planning). In 2007 it served to 68,756 passengers.
It constists of 110,700 m² of runways, 16,800m² of taxiways, a 2,200m² terminal, and parking place for 80 cars. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
Airlines and destinations
External links
- http://www.orsna.gov.ar/aeropuertos/infoaeropuertos.asp?id_aeropuerto=39, Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- http://www.aa2000.com.ar, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000