Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is located 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of the center of Salta

Salta

Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...

, a city in the Salta Province

Salta Province

Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...

 of Argentina

Argentina

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. The airport covers an area of 208 hectare

Hectare

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s (513 acre

Acre

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s) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.

Also known as El Aybal Airport, it is the main hub of the Andes, 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...

, LAN Argentina

LAN Argentina

LAN Argentina is an airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an affiliate of LAN Airlines and operates scheduled domestic services from Buenos Aires to Bariloche, Córdoba, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Mendoza, Puerto Iguazú, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, Salta, San Juan, Tucumán and Ushuaia, ...

 and Andes Líneas Aéreas

Andes Líneas Aéreas

Andes Líneas Aéreas is an airline based in Salta, Argentina. It operates regional services, as well as charter flights to tourist destinations in Argentina and Brazil on behalf of local tour operators...

. 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

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)