Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport

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Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Bariloche - Teniente Luis Candelaria
IATA: BRC – ICAO: SAZS
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Location Av. Mitre 2451. (R8400) San Carlos de Bariloche.
Elevation AMSL 2,776 ft / 845 m
Coordinates 41°09′04″S 71°09′27″W / -41.15111, -71.1575
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,200 7,703 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passangers 724,010
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Bariloche - Teniente Luis Candelaria) (IATA: BRCICAO: SAZS) is an airport in Río Negro Province, Argentina serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In 2007, the airport handled 724,010 passengers. It is the 4th largest airport in Argentina, in terms of traffic.

It is names after Teniente Luis Candelaria, who was the first person to fly over the Andes, on April 13, 1918.

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[edit] References

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

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