Villa Reynolds Airport
| Villa Reynolds Airport Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: VME – ICAO: SAOR | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ruta Provincial Nº24 S/N, Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,591 ft / 485 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′31″S 65°22′41″W / 33.72528°S 65.37806°WCoordinates: 33°43′31″S 65°22′41″W / 33.72528°S 65.37806°W | ||||||||||||||
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  VME Location of the Airport in Argentina | |||||||||||||||
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Villa Reynolds Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds) (IATA: VME, ICAO: SAOR) is an airport serving Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina. It is a general aviation airport, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Villa Mercedes, in Villa Reynolds, the village from which it gets its name, close to an Argentine Air Force base.[1]
The airfield covers an area of 80 hectares (0.31 sq mi; 200 acres), and has a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft) terminal.[1]
Airline and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sol Lineas Aereas | Buenos Aires, Merlo, San Luis |
Accidents and incidents
- 7 August 1971: An Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47A, tail number TC-31, experienced an engine fire during takeoff. Despite the aircraft being written off, there were no reported fatalities.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds" [Villa Reynolds Airport]. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ Airport information for SAOR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ Accident description for TC-31 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 March 2012.
External links
- Accident history for Villa Reynolds Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for Villa Reynolds Airport at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).