Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
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Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella" |
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IATA: COR – ICAO: SACO | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||
Location | Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||
Elevation AMSL | 1,604 ft / 489 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
05/23 | 2,255 | 7,398 | Asphalt |
18/36 | 3,200 | 10,498 | Concrete |
Statistics (2007) | |||
Total Passangers | 981,143 | ||
Sources: AIP[1], ORSNA[2], DAFIF[3][4] |
Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella") (IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 km (5.6 miles) north-northwest of the center of Córdoba, a city in the Córdoba Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1020 hectares (2520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[1][2]
It is that nation's third largest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport, both in Buenos Aires.
The airport had been a jetport for a long time, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.
Building of a second and third floor began in 2000; by 2002 it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.
The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of birds inhabiting the areas nearby.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Andes Líneas Aéreas (Salvador, Maceio, Buenos Aires, Porto Seguro, Florianopolis)
- Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Porto Alegre, Río de Janeiro [seasonal])
- Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- Copa Airlines (Panamá City)
- Cubana de Aviacion (Havana) [seasonal]
- Gol Transportes Aéreos (Florianópolis, Porto Alegre)
- LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile)
- LAN Argentina (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado (Paraná, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- Oceanair (Recife, Natal)
- Pluna (Montevideo)
- Silver Sky Airlines (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
- Sol Líneas Aéreas (Mendoza, Rosario)
- TAM (Asuncion, Sao Paulo-Guarulhos)
There is an ongoing rumor that American Airlines will start nonstop service to Cordoba from Miami International Airport. This however is not confirmed. There is another rumor that Iberia Airlines will start nonstop service to Córdoba from Barcelona International Airport (El Prat), but this is also not confirmed.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) SACO - CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. TaravellaPDF at AIP Argentina
- ^ a b (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" - Pajas Blancas at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ^ Airport information for SACO at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for COR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
[edit] External links
- Córdoba, COR at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
- Current weather for SACO at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for COR at Aviation Safety Network