Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
| Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela |
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IATA: CTC – ICAO: SANC
 CTC
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||
| Serves | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina | ||
| Location | Ruta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,522 ft / 464 m | ||
| Coordinates | 28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W / 28.59306°S 65.75083°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 01/19 | 2,800 | 9,186 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Total Passengers | 44,477 | ||
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the 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 started on the terminal on 9 June 1981 and ended 23 April 1987.
It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar and a parking place for 35 cars.
Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, 44,477 passengers went through Catamarca Airport.
Felipe Varela was a militar born in Catamarca in 1821, who fought in the War of the Triple Alliance, and died in Ñantoco (Chile), in 1870. He is nicknamed "The Last Warlord"[citation needed].
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, La Rioja |
| American Jet | Charter - Campo Arenal, Tucumán |
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for SANC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Catamarca "Coronel Felipe Vallese" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- (Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- American Jet s.a. (English or Spanish)
- Current weather for SANC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CTC at Aviation Safety Network
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