Ministro Pistarini International Airport

Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini
Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza - Terminal A - 20070120.jpg
IATA: EZE – ICAO: SAEZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Argentine Government (Ministry of Planning and Public Services)
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves Buenos Aires
Location Ezeiza, Argentina
Hub for Aerolíneas Argentinas & LAN Argentina & Aero VIP (Argentina)
Elevation AMSL 21 m / 67 ft
Website www.aa2000.com.ar/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
17/35 3,105 10,187 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Total Passengers 7,924,759
Aircraft Movement 93,346
Sources: AIP[1], ORSNA[2]
Passenger statistics from Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.[3]

Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini) (IATA: EZE, ICAO: SAEZ) is located 22 km (14 mi) south-southwest[1] of Buenos Aires or Capital Federal, the capital of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 3,475 ha (8,587 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[1][2]

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History

The airport is named after general and politician Juan Pistarini (1882–1956), but is more commonly known as Ezeiza International Airport because of its location in the city of Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires. It is the country's largest international airport and a hub for the international routes of Aerolíneas Argentinas. The first civilian flight from what is now London Heathrow Airport flew to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 1946.

This airport was built between 1945 and 1949; at the time, it was the largest one in Latin America and the only one with three runways, forming an A. That means: three crossed runways (05/23, 11/29 and 17/35), forming three 60° angles. In 1997, RWY 05/23 was closed and now it is used for large aircraft (such as the Airbus A340 or Boeing 747) for parking while cleaning and refueling.

The Ezeiza massacre took place in the airport in 1973.

Operations

This airport is collecting an Airport Improvement Fee of 29 USD as of September 7, 2009, payable before any international departure.

In 2009, the airport handled 7,924,759 passengers and 93,346 aircraft movements.[3]

Breach of Security

In July 2007, Argentina's Canal 13 conducted an investigation revealing that a group of security operators at the airport are stealing valuable objects such as iPods, digital cameras, cellular phones, sun glasses, jewelry and laptops while scanning the checked luggage of passengers. According to the special report, security operators at the airport should check each bag before putting it into the plane; however, some operators take advantage of the scanner machine to detect valuable objects and steal them. The report states that this event occurs every day and that the stolen items include anything from electronic devices to perfumes and chocolates.[4][5][6]

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Due to the temporary closure of Aeroparque for major renovations between October 20 and December 5, 2010, all flights (domestic and international) scheduled to operate to and from that airport will be re-directed to Ezeiza. Normal operations will resume on December 6, 2010.[7]

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aerolíneas Argentinas Auckland, Barcelona, Bogotá, Caracas, Córdoba, El Calafate, Lima, Madrid, Mendoza, Mexico City [resumes December 11], Miami, Rome-Fiumicino, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru, Santiago de Compostela [seasonal], São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sydney B
Aeroméxico Mexico City A
AeroSur Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru A
Air Canada Santiago de Chile, Toronto-Pearson A
Air Europa Madrid A
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle A
Alitalia Rome-Fiumicino A
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Montevideo, New York-JFK A
Avianca Bogotá A
Boliviana de Aviación Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Viru Viru A
British Airways London-Heathrow, São Paulo-Guarulhos A
Continental Airlines Houston-Intercontinental A
Conviasa Caracas A
Copa Airlines Panama City A
Cubana de Aviación Havana, Varadero A
Delta Air Lines Atlanta A
Gol Airlines Asunción, Belo Horizonte-Confins, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos A
Iberia Madrid A
LAN Airlines Santiago de Chile A
LAN Argentina Lima, Miami, Punta Cana A
LAN Ecuador Guayaquil, Quito, Santiago de Chile A
LAN Perú Lima, Santiago de Chile A
Lufthansa Frankfurt A
Malaysia Airlines Cape Town, Johannesburg [ends October 1], Kuala Lumpur A
Mexicana Mexico City A
PLUNA Montevideo, Punta del Este A
Qantas Sydney A
Qatar Airways Doha, São Paulo-Guarulhos A
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile [begins September 3][8] A
South African Airways Johannesburg A
TACA Perú Lima A
TAM Airlines Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos A
TAM Airlines Paraguay Asunción, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão A
United Airlines Washington-Dulles A

Statistics

Traffic 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Passengers 7,924,759 8,012,794 7,487,779 6,867,596 6,365,989 5,567,544 4,891,038 4,087,553 5,190,283 6,196,975
Cargo (tons) 205,506 204,909 187,415 177,358 174,890 141,042 117,190 160,698 198,291

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Spanish) SAEZ Ezeiza / Ministro Pistarini at AIP Argentina
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza "Ministro Pistarini" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Airport statistics for 2008 from Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
  4. ↑ (Spanish) Los jugadores del Olmedo sufrieron robos en el aeropuerto de Ezeiza. Buscador de Noticias. 2008-02-04
  5. ↑ (Spanish) Operativo por robos de valijas y contrabando en Ezeiza: 15 detenidos. El Día.
  6. ↑ (Spanish) Detienen a una banda de maleteros en el aeropuerto de Ezeiza. La Nación. 2009-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Ezeiza se prepara para recebir los vuelos de Aeroparque" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. 3 August 2010. http://www.aa2000.com.ar/news.aspx?idnoticia=394. Retrieved 17 August. 
  8. ↑ "Sky Airline llega a Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). Sky Airline. 4 August 2010. https://www.skyairline.cl/es/noticias.aspx. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 

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