Libertador General José de San Martín Airport explained

Libertador General José de San Martín Airport
Nativename:Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"
Iata:PSS
Icao:SARP
Type:Public
Operator:Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
City-Served:Posadas, Argentina
Elevation-F:430
Coordinates:-27.3861°N -55.9706°W
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Label:PSS
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Argentina
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:2255
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:209,000[1]
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 10–17
Stat2-Data:115.5%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:2,190
Stat4-Header:Movements change 10–17
Stat4-Data:46.6%
Footnotes:Sources: AIP,[2] ORSNA,[3] WAD[4] GCM

Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín") is located 7.5km (04.7miles) southwest of the center of Posadas, a city in the Misiones Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 329 hectares (813 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000

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
2001128,000 - 2,666 - - -
200293,000 27.35% 1,684 36.83% - -
2003101,787 4.30% 1,297 22.98% - -
2004122,000 25.77% 1,484 14.42% - -
2005113,000 7.38% 1,482 0.13% 564 8.25%
2006108,000 4.42% 1,334 9.99% 455 19.33%
200765,019 39.80% 863 35.31% 313 31.21%
200862,000 4.64% 742 14.02% 210 32.91%
2009114,000 83.87% 1,325 78.57% 345 64.29%
201097,000 14.91% 1,494 12.75% 379 9.86%
201193,000 4.12% 1,319 11.71% - -
201296,000 3.23% 1,361 3.18% - -
2013111,000 15.63% 1,431 5.14% - -
2014129,000 16.22% 1,529 6.85% - -
2015175,000 35.66% 1,948 27.40% - -
2016174,000 0.57 1,964 0.82% - -
2017209,000 20.11% 2,190 11.51% - -
2018295,000 41.15% 3,188 45.57% - -
2019320,000 8.47% 3,103 2.67% - -
202064,000 80.00% 666 78.54% - -
2021141,000 120.31% 1,390 108.71% - -
2022228,000 61.70% 1,925 38.49% - -
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010). Aviación Civil Argentina (2011-2022).

Accidents and incidents

On June 12, 1988, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046 undershot the runway, resulting in 67 deaths.[5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aci.aero Airport Council International
  2. Web site: SARP - Posadas / Libertador Gral. D. José de San Martín . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531174402/http://www.cra.gov.ar/dta/ais/aip/docs/188.pdf . 2011-05-31 . at AIP Argentina
  3. Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. Web site: usurped. Airport information for SARP. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SARP. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  5. Web site: Ranter. Harro. ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) N1003G Posadas Airport, MI (PSS). 2020-06-10. aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network.