Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport

Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesCatamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina
LocationRuta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI)
Elevation AMSL474.3 m / 1,556 ft
Coordinates28°35′35″S 065°45′03″W / 28.59306°S 65.75083°W / -28.59306; -65.75083
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CTC is located in Argentina
CTC
CTC
Airport in Argentina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers90,192
Passenger change 16–17Increase43.95%
Aircraft movements1,485
Movements change 16–1Decrease6.06%
Source: DAFIF,[1][2] 2016 World Airport Traffic Report.[3]

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina, serving the provincial capital city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It was built in 1972, and was officially inaugurated with an Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 flight on 3 January 1973. Construction of the terminal started on 9 June 1981 and ended on 23 April 1987. Since 1999, the airport has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, it handled 44,477 passengers.[citation needed]

The airport is named after Felipe Varela, a soldier born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile, in 1870.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, La Rioja

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 48,629 N.A. 2,821 N.A. 244 N.A.
2006 43,897 Decrease 9.73% 2,057 Decrease27.08% 130 Decrease46.72%
2007 44,477 Increase 1.32% 2,191 Increase 6.51% 65 Decrease 50.00%
2008 36,469 Decrease18.00% 1,959 Decrease10.59% 76 Increase16.92%
2009 41,212 Increase13.01% 2,329 Increase18.89% 61 Decrease19.74%
2010 31,428 Decrease23.74% 1,039 Decrease55.39% 51 Decrease16.39%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2006-2010)

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for SANC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for CTC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report


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