Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

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Coordinates: 28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W / -28.59306, -65.75083

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela
IATA: CTC – ICAO: SANC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Location Ruta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI)
Elevation AMSL 1,522 ft / 464 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passangers 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 January 3rd, 1973. Construction started on the terminal on June 9, 1981 and ended April 23, 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 March 16, 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 named "The Last Warlord".

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for SANC at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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