Salta Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta Martín Miguel de Güemes
Characteristics
ICAO code	SASA
IATA code	SLA
Coordinates	24 ° 50 '40 "  S , 65 ° 28' 43"  W Coordinates: 24 ° 50 '40 "  S , 65 ° 28' 43"  W
Height above MSL	58 m (190  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 km southwest of Salta , Argentina
Basic data
opening	1949
operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,111,378 (2018)
Runways
02/20	3000 m × 45 m asphalt
06/24	2400 m × 30 m asphalt

The Salta Airport (officially Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta Martín Miguel de Güemes) is an Argentine airport near the city of Salta in Salta Province . It is considered to be the busiest airport in Northern Argentina.

history

Construction of the airport began in 1945 under President Perón and was opened in 1949. International flights to neighboring countries have been carried out since the 1950s. As a result, the airport was used during the visit of the Belgian royal couple in 1964 and the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1987. Aeropuertos Argentinas 2000 has operated the airport since 1999 . A new terminal has also been in place since 2000.

The airport is named after the Argentine general Martín Miguel de Güemes , who comes from the city of Salta.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolineas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Buenos Aires-Ezeiza , Cordoba
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Mendoza , Puerto Iguazú , Rosario
Andes Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Cordoba , Bariloche (seasonal)
LATAM	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Puerto Iguazú (seasonal), Iquique (seasonal), Lima
Norwegian Air	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery
Flybondi	Buenos Aires-El Palomar , Cordoba , Rosario
JetSmart	Buenos Aires-El Palomar , Mendoza , Cordoba , Neuquén , Puerto Iguazú
Copa Airlines	Panama City
Boliviana de Aviación	Santa Cruz

Web links

Commons : Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport  - 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. ↑ 24,725,074 pasajeros se movilizaron por aeropuertos de AA2000 durante 2012. January 21, 2013, accessed on June 1, 2020 (Spanish). 
2. ^ Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Chile and Argentina (March 31 - April 12, 1987) | John Paul II. Retrieved June 1, 2020 . 
3. ↑ New pistas in the Aeropuerto de Salta. April 4, 2018, accessed June 1, 2020 (Spanish).