Buenos Aires El Palomar Airport

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El Palomar
Main entrance to the airport site
Characteristics
ICAO code SADP
IATA code EPA
Coordinates

34 ° 36 '36 "  S , 58 ° 36' 45"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 36 '36 "  S , 58 ° 36' 45"  W
Height above MSL 18 m (59  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 18 km west of Buenos Aires , ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina 
Street Ruta Nacional 7
train El Palomar train station (2 km)
Basic data
operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Terminals 1
Passengers 1,689,131 (2019)
Start-and runway
16/34 2110 m × 50 m asphalt



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The Aeropuerto El Palomar is a military airport in El Palomar ( Buenos Aires ), which has also been used for commercial passenger traffic since 2018. The airport is primarily served by the low-cost airline Flybondi .

history

The airport has been used by the Argentine Air Force since it was built. The airline Flybondi has been flying to 11 national destinations since January 2018, and two additional routes were added during the year. One of these leads to the neighboring country of Uruguay . The company also announced that it would invest $ 30 million in infrastructure. Among other things, a direct connection to the train line and a dedicated terminal building are to be created by 2033. It was also announced that JetSmart will offer a flight to Santiago de Chile from 2019 , and JetSmart now also offers flights to various destinations in Argentina. The offer is to be expanded further in 2020.

Airlines and destinations

airline aims
Flybondi Corrientes , Córdoba , San Salvador de Jujuy , Mendoza , Neuquén , Posadas , Puerto Iguazú , Salta , San Carlos de Bariloche , Santiago del Estero , San Miguel de Tucumán , Trelew , Punta del Este , Florianópolis (seasonal), Porto Alegre , Rio de Janeiro , Sao Paulo , Asunción
JetSmart Córdoba , Mendoza , Neuquén , Puerto Iguazú , San Carlos de Bariloche , San Miguel de Tucumán , Santiago del Estero , Ushuaia , Santiago de Chile

construction

The airport is located in El Palomar, a suburb of Buenos Aires in the metropolitan area of ​​the capital, at a height of 18 meters. The Ruta Nacional 7 is around 2 km away and the El Palomar train station is 200 meters away. The airport is open 24 hours a day in normal operation and has a terminal building and a runway with a length of 2,110 meters.

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto El Palomar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jim Liu: Flybondi outlines operational launch in 1H18. January 12, 2018, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Flybondi to intriguing investor. July 17, 2017, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ JetSmart se expande: anuncia vuelos a Argentina desde Santiago y La Serena. September 5, 2018, accessed October 7, 2018 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Flybondi corporate website, Buenos Aires Destinations. Retrieved October 7, 2018 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Entry of the airport on worldaerodata.com. Accessed October 7, 2018 (English).
  6. ↑ Entry of the airport on gcmap.com. Accessed October 7, 2018 (English).