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General Justo José de Urquiza Airport

General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza") (IATA: PRA, ICAO: SAAP) is located on the southeast side of Paraná, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 425 hectares (1,050 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.[2] The airport is named for Justo José de Urquiza, president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.

General Justo José de Urquiza Airport

Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza"
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
LocationParaná, Argentina
Elevation AMSL243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates31°47′40″S 60°28′49″W / 31.79444°S 60.48028°W / -31.79444; -60.48028
Map
PRA is located in Argentina
PRA
PRA
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers[1]43,307
Passenger change 15–16Increase11.8%
Aircraft movements2,667
Movements change 15-16Increase4.17%
Sources: ORSNA[2] WAD[3] GCM[4]

The Argentine Air Force Second Air Brigade, Paraná[5] is based on the north side of the airport, while the public terminal facilities are on the west side.[6]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics edit

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
2005 3,955   68.56% 3,940   2.36% 4  100.00%
2006 6,208   56.97% 3,560   9.64% 13  225.00%
2007 4,152   33.12% 3,120   12.36% 2   84.62%
2008 12,647  204.60% 4,766   52.76% 20  900.00%
2009 10,754   14.97% 4,053   14.96% 17   15.00%
2010 9,117   15.22% 4,771   17.72% N.A. N.A.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. ^ a b (in Spanish) Aeropuerto de Entre Rios "General Justo Jose de Urquiza" Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. ^ "Airport information for General Justo José de Urquiza Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  4. ^ Airport information for General Justo José de Urquiza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. ^ "2nd Air Brigade". Stratocat. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "General Justo José de Urquiza Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

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