General Justo José de Urquiza Airport | |
Nativename: | Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza" |
Iata: | PRA |
Icao: | SAAP |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Argentina |
Pushpin Label: | PRA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public / Military |
Operator: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Location: | Paraná, Argentina |
Elevation-F: | 243 |
Coordinates: | -31.7944°N -60.4803°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-M: | 2100 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2016 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers[1] |
Stat1-Data: | 43,307 |
Stat2-Header: | Passenger change 15–16 |
Stat2-Data: | 11.8% |
Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat3-Data: | 2,667 |
Stat4-Header: | Movements change 15-16 |
Stat4-Data: | 4.17% |
Footnotes: | Sources: ORSNA[2] WAD[3] GCM |
General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza") is located on the southeast side of Paraná, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The airport is named for Justo José de Urquiza, president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.
The Argentine Air Force Second Air Brigade, Paraná[4] is based on the north side of the airport, while the public terminal facilities are on the west side.[5]
Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 3,955 | 68.56% | 3,940 | 2.36% | 4 | 100.00% | |
2006 | 6,208 | 56.97% | 3,560 | 9.64% | 13 | 225.00% | |
2007 | 4,152 | 33.12% | 3,120 | 12.36% | 2 | 84.62% | |
2008 | 12,647 | 204.60% | 4,766 | 52.76% | 20 | 900.00% | |
2009 | 10,754 | 14.97% | 4,053 | 14.96% | 17 | 15.00% | |
2010 | 9,117 | 15.22% | 4,771 | 17.72% | N.A. | N.A. | |
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) |