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General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

Coordinates: 45°47′07″S 67°27′56″W / 45.78528°S 67.46556°W / -45.78528; -67.46556
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General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

Aeropuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia "Gral. Enrique Mosconi"
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Hub forLADE
Elevation AMSL190 ft / 58 m
Coordinates45°47′07″S 67°27′56″W / 45.78528°S 67.46556°W / -45.78528; -67.46556
Websitewww.aa2000.com.ar/comrivadavia
Map
CRD is located in Argentina
CRD
CRD
Location of the airport in Argentina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,810 9,219 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers573,579
Passenger change 15–16Decrease0.7%
Aircraft movements8,251
Movements change 15–16Decrease9,8%
Sources: ORSNA[1] World Aero Data[2] 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[3]

General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Enrigue Mosconi) (IATA: CRD, ICAO: SAVC) is an international airport in the Chubut Province, Argentina serving Comodoro Rivadavia. The airfield is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the city, covers an area of 810 hectares (2,000 acres; 3.1 sq mi), and has a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) terminal.[1][failed verification]

The airport is the main hub of Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE).

It was named after Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi (21 February 18774 June 1940),who was an Argentine military engineer, best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum surveyance and exploitation in Argentina.[4]

History

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It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an Aeroposta Argentina flight between Bahía Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia vía San Antonio Oeste and Trelew on 1 November 1929. The new terminal was constructed in 1952. The airport was named after the Argentine military engineer Enrique Mosconi.[citation needed]

Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has been operating the airport since the early 2000s.[citation needed]

On 22 November 2017, the longest non-stop flight ever made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom landed at the airport. The flight was part of the RAF's support in the search for the ARA San Juan (S-42) submarine which had disappeared days before. This flight also marked the first time an RAF airplane had landed at the airport since the Falklands War era.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Neuquén, Río Gallegos, Trelew
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
LADE Bahía Blanca, El Calafate, Malargüe, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Madryn, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande, Ushuaia

Statistics

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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 271,777 Decrease 6.34% 8,331 Decrease 9.85% 1,128 Increase 5.42%
2006 277,009 Increase 1.93% 7,981 Decrease 4.20% 1,361 Increase20.66%
2007 289,750 Increase 4.60% 8,621 Increase 8.02% 1,080 Decrease20.65%
2008 235,292 Decrease18.79% 8,552 Decrease 0.80% 1,849 Increase71.20%
2009 338,473 Increase43.85% 9,704 Increase13.47% 868 Decrease53.06%
2010 389,595 Increase15.10% 9,779 Increase 0.77% 1,203 Increase38.59%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Movimiento operacional de los aeropuertos del Sistema Nacional - Año 2015- ORSNA Archived 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Airport information for SAVC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  4. ^ https://www.labaldrich.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/El%20petr%C3%B3leo%20argentino%20-%20Enrique%20Mosconi2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Página en reconstrucción". www.telam.com.ar.
  6. ^ Accident description for CTA-4 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ Accident description for T-84 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 March 2012.
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