General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Enrigue Mosconi) (IATA: CRD, ICAO: SAVC) is an international airport in the Chubut Province, Argentina serving Comodoro Rivadavia. The airfield is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the city, covers an area of 810 hectares (2,000 acres; 3.1 sq mi), and has a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) terminal.

General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

Aeropuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia "Gral. Enrique Mosconi"
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Hub forLADE
Elevation AMSL190 ft / 58 m
Coordinates45°47′07″S 67°27′56″W
Websitewww.aa2000.com.ar/comrivadavia
Map
CRD
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,810 9,219 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers573,579
Passenger change 15–160.7%
Aircraft movements8,251
Movements change 15–169,8%
Sources: ORSNA World Aero Data 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.

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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.