San Juan (Argentina) airport

Aeropuerto Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Characteristics
ICAO code	SANU
IATA code	UAQ
Coordinates	31 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  S , 68 ° 25 ′ 16 ″  W Coordinates: 31 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  S , 68 ° 25 ′ 16 ″  W.
Height above MSL	594 m (1949  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	12 km east of San Juan , Argentina
Basic data
opening	1981
operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Terminals	1
Passengers	149,363 (2019)
Start-and runway
18/36	2460 m × 45 m asphalt

The San Juan airport (officially Aeropuerto Domingo Faustino Sarmiento) is an Argentine airport near the town of San Juan in the province of San Juan . The airport was named after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , the seventh president of Argentina .

history

The first plans for an airport were made in 1958, and these were then approved in 1961. For this purpose, an area of ​​346 hectares south of San Juan was purchased. The airport was built from 1971, almost finished by an earthquake in 1977 but destroyed again. It was rebuilt between 1977 and 1980 and finally opened in 1981. In addition to Aerolineas Argentinas flights to Buenos Aires , LATAM Argentina also offered flights to Buenos Aires between 2008 and 2018.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolineas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto de San Juan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (English, Spanish)
• Official website of the airport (English, Spanish)
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Miguel Montenegro: Un terremoto sacude nuevamente a San Juan en 1977. Retrieved June 5, 2020 (European Spanish). 
2. ↑ LATAM cerrará las rutas areas que van a Bahía Blanca y San Juan. Retrieved June 5, 2020 (European Spanish).