Esquel Airport Aeropuerto de Esquel | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Esquel | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ruta 40, Km 1771. (U9200) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,621 ft / 799 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°54′24.20″S 71°08′48″W / 42.9067222°S 71.14667°W | ||||||||||||||
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Esquel Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Esquel, IATA: EQS, ICAO: SAVE), officially the Brigadier General Antonio Parodi International Airport,[2] is an international airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Esquel.
It was built in 1944, and was officially inaugurated on April 17, 1945. The new terminal was constructed in 1978. The only runway was paved in 1973, and re-paved in 1999 because it was badly damaged.
It has a 1,050m² passenger terminal, 96,500m² of runways, and a 1,050m² hangar.
Since 1998, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2010, 21,561 passengers flew through Esquel Airport.
The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 25,216 |  7.01% |
1,418 |  5.09%
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| 2006 | 26,598 | 5.48% |
1,305 | 7.97%
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| 2007 | 24,892 | 6.41% |
1,352 | 3.60%
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| 2008 | 10,585 | 57.48% |
762 | 43.64%
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| 2009 | 17,525 | 65.56% |
816 | 7.09%
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| 2010 | 21,561 | 23.03% |
837 | 2.57%
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| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||
References
- ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ Esquel International Airport Argentina.gob.ar
External links
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This page was last edited on 23 December 2023, at 02:28