Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Government and London Supply | ||||||||||
Serves | El Calafate, Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
Location | Camino al Aeropuerto, km 23. (Z9405) El Calafate | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 647 ft / 197 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°16′48.90″S 72°03′11.50″W / 50.2802500°S 72.0531944°WCoordinates: 50°16′48.90″S 72°03′11.50″W / 50.2802500°S 72.0531944°W | ||||||||||
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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply. Currently, the airport is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, DAP and LADE. It is the westernmost Argentinian airport served by scheduled flights.
The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL). It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport's design was created by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. In 2010, the airport was used by over 500,000 passengers.[citation needed]
It was the departure and landing station for the second stage of Perlan Project.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
Change from previous year | |
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2005 | 383,641 | 12.01% | 4,304 | 4.97% | 157 | 15.44% |
2006 | 407,874 | 6.32% | 4,387 | 1.93% | 150 | 4.46% |
2007 | 433,589 | 6.30% | 5,255 | 19.79% | 112 | 25.33% |
2008 | 494,722 | 14.10% | 6,355 | 20.93% | 120 | 7.14% |
2009 | 481,690 | 2.63% | 6,482 | 2.00% | 132 | 10.00% |
2010 | 507,482 | 5.35% | 6,589 | 1.65% | N.A. | N.A. |
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) |
References
- ^ Airport Council International Archived 3 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
External links
- [1], Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
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