Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport | |
Nativename: | Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes" |
Iata: | SLA |
Icao: | SASA |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Argentina |
Pushpin Label: | SLA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public |
Elevation-F: | 4091 |
Coordinates: | -24.8444°N -65.4786°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 06/24 |
R2-Length-M: | 2400 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2023 |
Stat1-Header: | Total passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 1.460.349 |
Footnotes: | Source: AIP,[1] ORSNA,[2] WAD[3] |
Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes") is located 7km (04miles) southwest of the center of Salta, capital city of Salta Province, in Argentina. The airport covers an area of 208ha and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Also known as El Aybal Airport, it is the main hub of the Argentine Andes, served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and Andes Líneas Aéreas. In 2023 it handled 1.460.349 passengers, making it the most used airport in northern Argentina and the seven most used in Argentina. .[4] The new terminal was built in 2000 by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
In late 2023, LATAM Perú returned to Salta Airport, restarting its route to Lima. This is an important connection to international destinations, such as São Paulo-Guarulhos, Madrid-Barajas and Miami outside Buenos Aires.
As of 2024, the passenger terminal is being modernized to handle over 1.5 million passengers per year.
Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 294,708 | 8.18% | 6,948 | 13.34% | 1,336 | 4.95% | |
2006 | 298,342 | 1.23% | 6,751 | 2.84% | 1,434 | 7.34% | |
2007 | 397,578 | 33.26% | 7,678 | 13.73% | 1,387 | 3.28% | |
2008 | 466,492 | 17.33% | 8,684 | 13.10% | 1,624 | 17.09% | |
2009 | 557,417 | 19.49% | 9,707 | 11.78% | 1,564 | 3.69% | |
2010 | 614,012 | 10.15% | 10,372 | 6.85% | 1,438 | 8.06% | |
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) |