Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Location | Ruta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 474.3 m / 1,556 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W | ||||||||||
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  CTC Airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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It was built in 1972, and was officially inaugurated with an Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 flight on 3 January 1973. Construction started on the terminal on 9 June 1981 and ended 23 April 1987.
It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar, and a parking place for 35 cars.
Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, 44,477 passengers went through Catamarca Airport.
Felipe Varela was a soldier born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile in 1870.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 48,629 | N.A. | 2,821 | N.A. | 244 | N.A. |
| 2006 | 43,897 |  9.73% | 2,057 | 27.08% | 130 | 46.72% |
| 2007 | 44,477 |  1.32% | 2,191 | 6.51% | 65 | 50.00% |
| 2008 | 36,469 | 18.00% | 1,959 | 10.59% | 76 | 16.92% |
| 2009 | 41,212 | 13.01% | 2,329 | 18.89% | 61 | 19.74% |
| 2010 | 31,428 | 23.74% | 1,039 | 55.39% | 51 | 16.39% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2006-2010) | ||||||
References
- Airport information for SANC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
External links
- (in Spanish) Aeropuerto de Catamarca "Coronel Felipe Vallese" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- (in Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- American Jet s.a. (English or Spanish)
- Current weather for SANC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CTC at Aviation Safety Network