Resistencia International Airport
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Resistencia Internacional Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Resistencia |
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IATA: RES – ICAO: SARE | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public / Military | ||
Operator | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||
Serves | Resistencia, Chaco | ||
Location | Ruta N11, Km 1003.4, Resistencia (H3500) | ||
Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
03/21 | 2,850 | 9,344 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2007) | |||
Total Passangers | 99,169 | ||
Source: DAFIF[1][2] |
Resistencia International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Resistencia) (IATA: RES, ICAO: SARE) is an airport in Chaco Province, Argentina serving the city of Resistencia, built in 1965 while the terminal was completed in 1971. It is also known as Aeropuerto de Resistencia General José de San Martín.
It has a 6,500 m² passenger terminal, 128,850 m² of runways, a 3,5 ha platform (which can support large airliners such as a Boeing 747), has a parking place for 150 cars and it is the base of the RANE (Región Aérea Noreste). In 2007, 99,169 passengers left Resistencia in 2,957 flights.
It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport, serving Corrientes, is just 16km from this airport, and it's usual to fly from one and return to the other. In the case of flying from Resistencia to Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery via RES, or to any international destination in a private plane, you'll have to pay $18US for Airport International Taxes.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires, Asunción)
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for SARE at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for RES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Resistencia "Jose de San Martin" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- (Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- Current weather for SARE at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for RES at Aviation Safety Network