Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
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| Jorge Newbery Airfield Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" |
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IATA: AEP – ICAO: SABE
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||
| Serves | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 18 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°WCoordinates: 34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13/31 | 2,100 | 6,890 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total Passengers | 7,558,149 | ||
| Sources: Argentinian AIP,[1] ORSNA[2] |
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Jorge Newbery Airfield (Spanish: Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery") (IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is located in Palermo neighbourhood, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast[1] of the center of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 138 hectares (341 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[2] It is located in the city near the Río de la Plata. The airport is named after Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery.
Originally it was the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires and only handled international flights to Uruguay. However, since March 2010, there are also flights to Brazil, Chile and Paraguay.
Its military sector is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft; which is based at "El Palomar" military airport.
In 2009, the airport handled 6,489,066 passengers and 93,346 aircraft movements.[3]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerochaco | Resistencia, Sunchales, Villa María Seasonal: Rosario |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Asunción, Bahía Blanca, Catamarca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Corrientes, El Calafate, Esquel, Florianópolis, Formosa, La Rioja, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Porto Alegre, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Resistencia, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Río Gallegos, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), San Luis, San Martín de los Andes, San Rafael, Santa Fe (AR), Santa Rosa, Santiago, Santiago del Estero, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Trelew, Tucumán, Ushuaia, Viedma Seasonal: Malargüe, Punta del Este |
| Air Class Líneas Aéreas | Cargo: Montevideo |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas | Córdoba, Esquel, Puerto Madryn, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Austral Líneas Aéreas | Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, El Calafate, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Rosario, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Salvador de Jujuy, Trelew, Tucumán, Ushuaia |
| BQB Líneas Aéreas | Punta del Este, Salto |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | Belo Horizonte-Confins, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| LADE | Comodoro Rivadavia, Mar del Plata, San Carlos de Bariloche |
| LAER | Concordia, Paraná, Goya |
| LAN Airlines | Santiago |
| LAN Argentina | Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, El Calafate, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Río Gallegos, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Tucumán, Ushuaia Seasonal: Malargüe |
| PLUNA | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Montevideo, Punta del Este |
| Sol Líneas Aéreas | Mar del Plata, Merlo, Montevideo, Río Cuarto, Rosario, San Luis (AR), Santa Fe (AR), Santa Rosa, Villa Mercedes Seasonal: Punta del Este, Villa Gesell |
| TAM Airlines | Porto Alegre |
| TAM Airlines Paraguay | Asunción, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
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- On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field. Both 2 crew members survived without injury.
- On 11 May 1975, Vickers Viscount CX-AQO of PLUNA was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway.[4]
- On 27 January 1978, an Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC 1-11 was damaged by an oxygen tank that set on fire. No-one was injured.
- On 7 May 1981, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901, a BAC 1-11, crashed on approach after a flight from Tucumán. All 31 passengers and crew were killed.
- On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142, a Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after take-off due to mechanical failure and pilot error. 63 of the 100 passengers and crew were killed along with 2 on the ground rising the death toll to 65.
[edit] Statistics
| Traffic | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | 7.588.149 | 6.489.066 | 5.687.221 | 5.665.808 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) SABE AEROPARQUE JORGE NEWBERYPDF (1774 kB) at AIP Argentina
- ^ a b (Spanish) Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ^ Airport statistics for 2007
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750511-2. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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