Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport

Aeropuerto de San Juan
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesSan Juan
Elevation AMSL1,949 ft / 594 m
Coordinates31°34′20″S 68°25′05″W / 31.57222°S 68.41806°W / -31.57222; -68.41806
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UAQ is located in Argentina
UAQ
UAQ
Location of airport in Argentina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,460 8,071 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers371,211[1]
Passenger change 15–16Increase94.4%
Aircraft movements4,285
Movements change 15–16Increase35.99%
Source: SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3] GCM[4]

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento) (IATA: UAQ, ICAO: SANU) is an airport in San Juan Province, Argentina, serving the city of San Juan. It is named after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of Argentina.

Planning to build San Juan Airport started on 15 February 1958. The plans were authorized in 1961, and construction started in 1971. It was almost finished by 1977, but was destroyed in the 1977 San Juan earthquake. Reconstruction occurred between 1977 and 1980, and the new airport was inaugurated on 25 February 1981. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR)
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)		 Change from previous year
2005 63,706 Decrease 5.44% 1,457 Increase 0.76% 347 Increase 3.58%
2006 67,715 Increase 6.29% 1,252 Decrease14.07% 384 Increase10.66%
2007 68,756 Increase 1.54% 1,278 Increase 2.08% 346 Decrease 9.90%
2008 68,858 Increase 0.15% 1,350 Increase 5.63% 306 Decrease11.56%
2009 104,980 Increase52.46% 1,515 Increase12.22% 303 Decrease 0.98%
2010 131,047 Increase24.83% 2,451 Increase61.78% 418 Increase37.95%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

References

  1. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. ^ "Domingo F Sarmiento Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ "San Juan International Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ Airport information for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport at Great Circle Mapper.


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