Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport

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Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"
IATA: SLA – ICAO: SASA
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves Salta, Salta Province, Argentina
Location Ruta N51, km. 5. (A4400) SALTA
Elevation AMSL 4,075 ft / 1,243 m
Coordinates 24°50′40″S 65°28′43″W / -24.84444, -65.47861
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20* 3,000 9,836 Asphalt
06/24 2,400 7,869 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passangers 397,578
* Formerly 01/19
Sources: AIP[1], ORSNA[2], DAFIF[3][4]

Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes") (IATA: SLA, ICAO: SASA) is located 6 km (3.7 miles) southwest of the center of Salta, a city in the Salta Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 208 hectares (513 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[1][2]

Also known as El Aybal Airport, it is the main hub of the Andes, served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, LAN Argentina and Andes Líneas Aéreas. It has a 2300 m² passenger terminal, 207,000 m² of runways, 62,500 m² of taxiways and parking spaces for 525 cars. In 2007 it handled 397,578 passengers, making it the most used airport in Northern Argentina. The new terminal was built in 2000, by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b (Spanish) SASA - Salta / Gral. Don Martín Miguel de GüemesPDF at AIP Argentina
  2. ^ a b (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. ^ Airport information for SASA at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  4. ^ Airport information for SLA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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