Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
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| Jorge Newbery Airport Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" |
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| IATA: AEP – ICAO: SABE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||
| Serves | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°33′33″S 58°24′56″W / 34.55917°S 58.41556°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13/31 | 2,100 | 6,890 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Total Passengers | 5,665,808 | ||
| Sources: ORSNA[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
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Jorge Newbery Airport (Spanish: Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery") (IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is located 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast 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.[1] It is located in the city near the Río de la Plata. The airport is named after Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery.
It is the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires and only carries flights from Argentine and Uruguayan companies. Its military sector is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft; which is based at "El Palomar" military airport.
In 2007, the airport handled 5,665,808 passengers and 81,340 aircraft movements.[4]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolineas Argentinas | Asunción, Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Corrientes, El Calafate, Esquel, Formosa, La Rioja, Malargüe [seasonal], Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Punta del Este, Resistencia, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Rosario, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, San Juan, San Luis, San Martín de los Andes, San Miguel de Tucumán, San Rafael, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Santiago del Estero, Trelew, Ushuaia, Viedma |
| Austral Lineas Aereas | Asunción, Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Corrientes, El Calafate, Esquel, Formosa, La Rioja, Malargüe [seasonal], Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Punta del Este, Resistencia, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Rosario, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, San Juan, San Luis, San Martín de los Andes, San Miguel de Tucumán, San Rafael, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Santiago del Estero, Trelew, Ushuaia, Viedma |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas | Córdoba, Jujuy, Puerto Iguazú, Puerto Madryn, Salta |
| LADE | Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Miramar(seasonal), Necochea, Paraná, Puerto Madryn, San Antonio Oeste, San Carlos de Bariloche, Trelew, Viedma, Villa Gesell [seasonal] |
| LAN Argentina | Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, El Calafate, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Río Gallegos, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan, San Miguel de Tucumán, Ushuaia |
| PLUNA | Montevideo, Punta del Este |
| Sol Líneas Aéreas | Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Punta del Este [seasonal], Rafaela, Rosario, Santa Fe, Tandil, Necochea, Villa Gesell [seasonal] |
[edit] Previous Operators
- Aero Uruguay
- Aeromar
- ARCO Aerolíneas Colonia S.A.
- Compania Aeronáutica Uruguaya S.A. (CAUSA)]]
- Dinar Lineas Aéreas
- Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas
- Southern Winds Airlines
- Uair
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 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 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.
- On 20 February 2004, an Austral Líneas Aéreas McDonnell Douglas MD-81, lost a wheel shortly after rotating from the runway. The wheel smashed through the permiter fence, then came to rest on a golf course near the airport. The captain circled the airport to burn off fuel where an emergency landing took place. All onboard survived.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ^ Airport information for SABE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for AEP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Airport statistics for 2007
