Astor Piazzolla International Airport

Astor Piazzolla International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Ástor Piazzolla"
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner/Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000[1]
Serves Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Location AU 2, Km 398,5 (B7612)
Elevation AMSL 71 ft / 22 m
Coordinates 37°56′03″S 57°34′24″W / 37.93417°S 57.57333°W / -37.93417; -57.57333Coordinates: 37°56′03″S 57°34′24″W / 37.93417°S 57.57333°W / -37.93417; -57.57333
Map
MDQ
Location of airport in Buenos Aires Province
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers 202.963[2]
Sources: ORSNA[3] and DAFIF[4][5]

Ástor Piazzolla International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Ástor Piazzolla") (IATA: MDQ, ICAO: SAZM) is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the center of Mar del Plata, a city in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 436 hectares (1077 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[3]

Also known as Mar del Plata Airport, it provides domestic flights by Austral Líneas Aéreas, and Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE). Aerolíneas Argentinas used to fly to this airport, their services are now performed by Austral Airlines.

The existing terminal building was constructed in 1978 for the FIFA World Cup. In 1994, due to the Pan American Games, the terminal was expanded. On 20 October 1998, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 took over the airport.

The airport was named after Brigadier General Bartolomé de la Colina until 20 August 2008, when the airport's name[6] was changed as a tribute to the renowned composer and musician Ástor Piazzolla, who was born in Mar del Plata.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Seasonal: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas 		Bahía Blanca,[7] Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza,[7] Cómodoro Rivadavia,[7] Río Gallegos,[7] Trelew,[7] Ushuaia[7]
Seasonal: Córdoba,[8] Mendoza,[8] Rosario, Tucumán[8]
Andes Líneas Aéreas Seasonal: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
Avianca Argentina Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
LADE Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, San Carlos de Bariloche, Neuquén

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 188,174Decrease 5.13%6,320Decrease 2.86%501Decrease 1.57%
2006 159,682Decrease 15.14%5,456Decrease 13.67%327Decrease 34.73%
2007 110,565Decrease 30.76%5,267Decrease 3.46%133Decrease 59.33%
2008 90,328Decrease 18.30%5,955Increase 13.06%101Decrease 24.06%
2009 110,855Increase 22.72%6,037Increase 1.38%95Decrease 5.94%
2010 122,939Increase 10.90%6,238Increase 3.33%274Increase188.42%
2011 104,774Decrease 14.70%5,734Decrease 8.10%49Decrease 82.2%
2012 122,915Increase 17.30%6,066Increase 5.70%47Decrease 4.1%
2013 141,918Increase 15.40%6,571Increase 8.3%20Decrease 57.5%
2014 141,620Decrease 0.00%6,727Increase 2.30%5Decrease 75%
2015 201,289Increase 42.11%7.356Increase 9.30%89Increase 1680%
2016 204,931Increase 1.80%5.889Decrease 20.00%77Decrease 13.5%
2017 301,684Increase 32.70%6.992Increase 15.77%170Increase 120.8%
Source: ORSNA[9]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 Archived 7 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine., official web site.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Brigadier Bartolomé de la Colina" Archived 27 November 2012 at Archive.is at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. ↑ Airport information for SAZM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  5. ↑ Airport information for MDQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  6. ↑ (in Spanish) El aeropuerto de Mar del Plata fue rebautizado como "Ástor Piazzolla" Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine., Article in Argentinian newspaper "La Prensa", retrieved 25 September 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 AR Adds Corridor Atlantic
  8. 1 2 3 http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/18/ar-cormdq-jan16/
  9. ↑ http://www.orsna.gob.ar/informes-y-estadisticas/estadisticas/


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