Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella"
IATA: CORICAO: SACO
COR
Location of airport in Argentina
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves Córdoba
Location Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Elevation AMSL 489 m / 1,604 ft
Website Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
18/36 3,200 10,498 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Total Passengers 1,385,464
Sources: Argentinian AIP,[1]
ORSNA[2]

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella") (IATA: CORICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northwest[1] away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 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 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both located 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, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; 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 them inhabiting the areas nearby.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aero VIP Montevideo
Aerochaco Resistencia, San Juan, Santiago del Estero
Seasonal: San Luis, Catamarca, La Rioja, Florianopolis, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Mendoza, Salta
Andes Líneas Aéreas Salta
Seasonal: Florianopolis, Margarita
Austral Líneas Aéreas Bariloche, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Puerto Iguazú, Salta
Copa Airlines Panama City
Gol Transportes Aéreos Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Iberia Madrid [ends 19 January, 2012][3]
LAN Airlines Santiago de Chile
LAN Argentina Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
LAN Perú Lima
PLUNA Montevideo
Seasonal: Cabo Frio
Sol Líneas Aéreas Comodoro Rivadavia, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rosario, Tucumán
Seasonal: Punta Del Este

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b c (Spanish) SACO - CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. TaravellaPDF (846 KB) at AIP Argentina
  2. ^ a b (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" - Pajas Blancas at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. ^ Iberia Timetable (Jan-Feb 2012)
  4. ^ "Sol Líneas Aéreas Informa" (Press Release #1). Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved on May 19, 2011.

External links

Argentina portal
Aviation portal