Aeroparque Jorge Newbery

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Jorge Newbery Airpark
Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"

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, -58.41556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,100 6,890 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Total Passangers 5,665,808
Sources: ORSNA[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Jorge Newbery Airpark (Spanish: Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery") (IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is located 2 km (1.2 miles) northeast of the center of Buenos Aires, a city in 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 Argentinean aviator Jorge Newbery.

It is the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires and only allows flights from Argentine and Uruguayan companies. Its military sector is the place where authorities would 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] Accidents and incidents

On 31 August 1999, the Aeroparque was the scene for the crash of LAPA flight 3142, when 63 aboard and 2 people on ground were killed on the failed take-off of a LAPA flight.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b (Spanish) Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  2. ^ Airport information for SABE at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for AEP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
  4. ^ Airport statistics for 2007 http://www.aa2000.com.ar/corporate_new/index.php?lang=eng

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