San Miguel de Tucuman Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Teniente General Benjamin Matienzo
Characteristics
ICAO code	SANT
IATA code	TUC
Coordinates	26 ° 50 '27 "  S , 65 ° 6' 18"  W Coordinates: 26 ° 50 '27 "  S , 65 ° 6' 18"  W
Height above MSL	456 m (1496  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	9 km east of San Miguel de Tucumán
Street
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1986
operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
surface	519 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	556,834 (2017)
Air freight	3,854 t (2017)
Flight movements	4,225 (2017)
Start-and runway
01/19	2900 m × 45 m concrete

The airport Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo is the airport of San Miguel de Tucumán in northwestern Argentina . It is mainly used for domestic flights. However, there are international cargo flights. In 1986 Tucumáns Airport, which was too close to the city center ( 26 ° 50 ′ 16 ″  S , 65 ° 11 ′ 42 ″  W ) was moved to its current location.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolineas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Buenos Aires-Ezeiza , Córdoba
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Mar del Plata (seasonal)
LATAM	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Bariloche (seasonal), Lima
Flybondi	Buenos Aires-El Palomar , Bariloche
JetSmart	Buenos Aires-El Palomar , Cordoba , Mendoza

Traffic figures

Source: Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos

Airport San Miguel de Tucumán Airport - traffic figures 2001-2017

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2017	556.834	3,854	4,225
2016	670.075	5,857	7,479
2015	600,776	5,166	6,838
2014	523.191	5,950	5,538
2013	500.906	3,427	6,099
2012	444,893	5,164	5,655
2011	404.040	4,937	6.007
2010	411.102	3,106	6.143
2009	393,000	2,473	8,631
2008	286.998	2,652	7,919
2007	257.955	1,621	7,392
2006	274,579	1,578	7,726
2005	271,304	1,448	7,564
2004	320.354	1,358	8,227
2003	278.921	1,248	7,637
2002	317,761	1,615	9,329
2001	387.113	1,747	11,638

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto de Tucuman  - collection of images

• 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)
• Photos on www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar
• Blog with the latest information about Tucumán Airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tucumán. AA2000.com.ar , accessed June 29, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Estadísticas. ORSNA.gob.ar , accessed June 29, 2018 (Spanish).