El Palomar Airport

El Palomar Airport (IATA: EPA, ICAO: SADP) is a commercial and military airport in El Palomar, Argentina. It is the home base for the 1st Air Brigade (Spanish: Primera Brigada Aérea) of the Argentine Air Force, which is mainly a transportation unit. It is located 18 km (11 mi) west of Buenos Aires, near the El Palomar station of the San Martín railway line. It was created in 1912 to accommodate the Army Aviation School, which was the base for the future Argentine Air Force.

El Palomar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
ServesBuenos Aires
LocationEl Palomar, Argentina
Hub for
Elevation AMSL18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates34°36′36″S 058°36′45″W
Map
SADP
Location in greater Buenos Aires
SADP
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,110 6,923 Asphalt
Source: WAD,[1][2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 59 feet (18 m) above mean sea level and it has one runway designated 16/34 which measures 6,923 by 164 feet (2,110 m × 50 m).

It is located 2 km from Acceso Oeste Highway and 200 mts from San Martín Line's El Palomar station.

In February 2017, it was announced that Flybondi, a new low-cost carrier, would use the airport in 2018 as a base to fly to multiple destinations within Argentina.[3] Another low cost airline, JetSmart, has since arrived at the airport, and began flying international routes.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Flybondi Asunción,[4] Bahia Blanca, Córdoba, Corrientes, Florianópolis, Jujuy, Mendoza, Neuquen, Porto Alegre, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, Santiago del Estero, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Trelew, Tucumán
Seasonal: Punta del Este
JetSmart Santiago de Chile, Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 28 March 2021)
JetSmart Argentina Córdoba, Mendoza, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, Tucumán, Ushuaia

References
  1. Airport information for SADP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for SADP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Las polémicas “low cost” llegan a El Palomar
  4. "Flybondi to cross the border in December with Asunción, Punta del Este services". MercoPress. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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