General Justo José de Urquiza Airport explained

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]

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
20053,955 68.56% 3,940 2.36% 4 100.00%
20066,208 56.97% 3,560 9.64% 13 225.00%
20074,152 33.12% 3,120 12.36% 2 84.62%
200812,647 204.60% 4,766 52.76% 20 900.00%
200910,754 14.97% 4,053 14.96% 17 15.00%
20109,117 15.22% 4,771 17.72% N.A. N.A.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aci.aero Airport Council International
  2. Aeropuerto de Entre Rios "General Justo Jose de Urquiza" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. Web site: usurped. Airport information for General Justo José de Urquiza Airport. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAAP. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  4. Web site: 2nd Air Brigade . Stratocat . 11 May 2019.
  5. Web site: General Justo José de Urquiza Airport . Google Maps . Google . 11 May 2019.