Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport Aeropuerto de San Juan | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Juan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,949 ft / 594 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°34′20″S 68°25′05″W / 31.57222°S 68.41806°W | ||||||||||
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento) (IATA: UAQ, ICAO: SANU) is an airport in San Juan Province, Argentina, serving the city of San Juan. It is named after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of Argentina.
Planning to build San Juan Airport started on 15 February 1958. The plans were authorized in 1961, and construction started in 1971. It was almost finished by 1977, but was destroyed in the 1977 San Juan earthquake. Reconstruction occurred between 1977 and 1980, and the new airport was inaugurated on 25 February 1981. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR) |
| Flybondi | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
Statistics
[edit]| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 63,706 |  5.44% |
1,457 |  0.76% |
347 | 3.58%
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| 2006 | 67,715 | 6.29% |
1,252 | 14.07% |
384 | 10.66%
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| 2007 | 68,756 | 1.54% |
1,278 | 2.08% |
346 | 9.90%
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| 2008 | 68,858 | 0.15% |
1,350 | 5.63% |
306 | 11.56%
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| 2009 | 104,980 | 52.46% |
1,515 | 12.22% |
303 | 0.98%
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| 2010 | 131,047 | 24.83% |
2,451 | 61.78% |
418 | 37.95%
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| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ "Domingo F Sarmiento Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "San Juan International Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Airport information for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links
[edit]- FallingRain - San Juan Airport
- Accident history for UAQ at Aviation Safety Network
- Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
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