General Enrique Mosconi International Airport
{{Short description|International airport serving Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
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| ICAO = SAVC
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| WMO = 87860
| type = Public/Military
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| operator = Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
| city-served = Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
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| hub = LADE
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| website = {{url|http://www.aa2000.com.ar/comrivadavia}}
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| r1-number = 07/25
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| stat-year = 2016
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 573,579
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| stat2-data = {{decrease}}0.7%
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data = 8,251
| stat4-header = Movements change 15–16
| stat4-data = {{decrease}}9,8%
| footnotes = Sources: ORSNA[http://www.orsna.gov.ar/estadisticas/Estadistica_2015.pdf Movimiento operacional de los aeropuertos del Sistema Nacional - Año 2015]- ORSNA {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123114343/http://www.orsna.gov.ar/estadisticas/Estadistica_2015.pdf |date=23 January 2017 }} World Aero Data{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAVC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAVC|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for SAVC|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[http://www.aci.aero Airport Council International] 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
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General Enrique Mosconi International Airport ({{langx|es|link=no|Aeropuerto Internacional General Enrigue Mosconi}}) {{airport codes|CRD|SAVC}} is an international airport in the Chubut Province, Argentina serving Comodoro Rivadavia. The airfield is located {{convert|8|km|0}} north of the city, covers an area of {{convert|810|ha|acre sqmi}}, and has a {{convert|4000|m2}} terminal.{{Failed verification|date=October 2017}}
The airport is the main hub of Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE).
It was named after Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi (21 February 1877 – 4 June 1940),who was an Argentine military engineer, best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum surveyance and exploitation in Argentina.https://www.labaldrich.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/El%20petr%C3%B3leo%20argentino%20-%20Enrique%20Mosconi2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}
History
It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an Aeroposta Argentina flight between Bahía Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia vía San Antonio Oeste and Trelew on 1 November 1929. The new terminal was constructed in 1952. The airport was named after the Argentine military engineer Enrique Mosconi.{{fact|date=September 2020}}
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has been operating the airport since the early 2000s.{{fact|date=September 2020}}
On 22 November 2017, the longest non-stop flight ever made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom landed at the airport. The flight was part of the RAF's support in the search for the ARA San Juan (S-42) submarine which had disappeared days before. This flight also marked the first time an RAF airplane had landed at the airport since the Falklands War era.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telam.com.ar//notas/201711/225375-el-vuelo-directo-mas-largo-en-la-historia-de-la-aviacion-militar-britanica-para-cooperar-en-la-busqueda-del-san-juan.html|archivedate=2023-10-13|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20231013152433/https://www.telam.com.ar//notas/201711/225375-el-vuelo-directo-mas-largo-en-la-historia-de-la-aviacion-militar-britanica-para-cooperar-en-la-busqueda-del-san-juan.html|title=Página en reconstrucción|website=www.telam.com.ar}}
Airlines and destinations
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|{{nowrap|Aerolíneas Argentinas}} | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Neuquén, Río Gallegos, Trelew
|Flybondi| Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
|LADE | Bahía Blanca, El Calafate, Malargüe, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Madryn, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande, Ushuaia
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Statistics
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|+ Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics | ||||||
| style="width:50px"| | style="width:100px"| Passengers | style="width:75px"| Change from previous year | style="width:100px"| Aircraft operations | style="width:75px"| Change from previous year | style="width:100px"| Cargo (metric tons) | style="width:75px"| Change from previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005
|271,777 || {{decrease}} 6.34% || 8,331 || {{decrease}} 9.85% || 1,128 || {{increase}} 5.42% | ||||||
| 2006
|277,009 || {{increase}} 1.93% || 7,981 || {{decrease}} 4.20% || 1,361 || {{increase}}20.66% | ||||||
| 2007
|289,750 || {{increase}} 4.60% || 8,621 || {{increase}} 8.02% || 1,080 || {{decrease}}20.65% | ||||||
| 2008
|235,292 || {{decrease}}18.79% || 8,552 || {{decrease}} 0.80% || 1,849 || {{increase}}71.20% | ||||||
| 2009
|338,473 || {{increase}}43.85% || 9,704 || {{increase}}13.47% || 868 || {{decrease}}53.06% | ||||||
| 2010
|389,595 || {{increase}}15.10% || 9,779 || {{increase}} 0.77% || 1,203 || {{increase}}38.59% | ||||||
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) |
Accidents and incidents
- 1956: An Argentine Army Douglas C-54A, tail number CTA-4, was damaged beyond economical repair at the airport, under unspecified circumstances. There were no reported fatalities.{{ASN accident|title= CTA-4|id= 19569999-0|accessdate= 8 March 2012}}
- 8 April 2004: An Argentine Air Force Twin Otter, registration T-84, force-landed {{convert|10|km}} off the airport. Despite the aircraft sustaining substantial damage, there were no reported fatalities among the six occupants.{{ASN accident|title= T-84|id= 20080404-0|accessdate= 8 March 2012}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|Argentina}}
- {{portal-inline|Aviation}}
- Transport in Argentina
- List of airports in Argentina
References
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External links
- [http://www.aa2000.com.ar Aeropuertos Argentina 2000]
- {{ASN|CRD|General Enrique Mosconi International Airport}}
- {{GCM|CRD|General Enrique Mosconi International Airport}}
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