Morón Airport and Air Base
{{Short description|Airport in Argentina}}
{{Distinguish|Morón Air Base|Mörön Airport}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Morón Airport and Air Base
| nativename = {{lang|es|Aeropuerto de Morón y Base Aérea}}
| image =
| IATA =
| ICAO = SADM
| type = Public / Military
| owner-oper = Fuerza Aérea Argentina
| elevation-f = 95
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{coord|34|40|35|S|58|38|34|W|region:AR_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Argentina
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label = VMR
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Argentina
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-m = 2817
| r1-length-f =
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Source: WAD{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SADM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SADM|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for Morón Airport|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. SkyVector{{cite web |title=Moron Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/SADM/Moron-Airport |website=SkyVector |access-date=15 May 2019}} Google Maps{{cite web |title=Moron Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.6772811,-58.6413083,4410m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |publisher=Google |access-date=15 May 2019}} ANAC
}}
Morón Airport ({{langx|es|Aeropuerto de Morón}}) {{airport codes||SADM}} is {{convert|3|km|mi}} southwest of the center of Morón, a western suburb of Buenos Aires in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.
The airport is located within a densely populated metropolitan area. The runway length includes a {{convert|515|m}} displaced threshold on Runway 20. The El Palomar VOR-DME (Ident: PAL) is located {{convert|4.1|nmi|km|0}} north-northeast of the airport.{{cite web |title=El Palomar VOR |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/PAL/El_Palomar_VOR-DME_AR/ |website=Our Airports |access-date=15 May 2019}}
Description
The airport covers an area of {{convert|439|ha}}. It is located about {{convert|20|km|0}} from Buenos Aires city and was the main airport in Argentina prior to the opening of Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 1944.
Morón was the base of the defunct airline CATA, which operated between 1986 and 2004.
Also located at Morón are the following institutions:
- the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica, an aircraft museum with historic aircraft on display.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/historia/museo_aeronautico.html Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602045110/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/historia/museo_aeronautico.html |date=2008-06-02 }}
- the Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil, a government organization providing training to civilian pilots and technicians.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.inac.edu.ar/index.php?sec=institucional&pag=resenia CIATA – INAC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162347/http://www.inac.edu.ar/index.php?sec=institucional&pag=resenia |date=2015-04-02 }} (accessed 2015-03-15)
- a flying school operated by the Aero Club Argentino (Argentine Air Club){{in lang|es}} [http://www.aeroclubargentino.org/moron Aero Club Argentino website, Morón location page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309171552/http://www.aeroclubargentino.org/moron |date=2015-03-09 }} (accessed 2015-03-15)
- several private flying schools.
Military use
From 1951 to 1988 was the location of the VII Air Brigade (Spanish: VII Brigada Aérea) of the Argentine Air Force, which operated various aircraft, including: Gloster Meteor, Morane-Saulnier MS-760, Bell UH-1D, Hughes 369, Sikorsky S-58T, Grumman Albatross, and T-34 Mentor.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.faa.mil.ar/mision/viibrigada/unidad.asp Argentine Air Force website, VII Air Brigade page ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402220544/http://www.faa.mil.ar/mision/viibrigada/unidad.asp |date=2015-04-02 }} (accessed 2015-03-15)
File:LV-WTX Boeing 737 Aerolineas Argentinas (8164142269).jpg on exhibition at Moron airport (copyright:Aeroprints.com)]]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-34.6805/-58.6394 OpenStreetMap – Morón Airport]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110613052744/http://www.the-airport-guide.com/airport.php?airports_id=7820 Morón Airport] at The Airport Guide
- {{GCM|SADM|Morón Airport}}
- {{ASN|SADM}}
- [http://www.smn.gov.ar/?mod=dpd&id=21&e=87574 Current weather for Morón] at Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
- [http://www.world-airport-codes.com/argentina/moron-76416.html World Airport Codes website, Morón AR page] (accessed 2015-03-15)
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