Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella"
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves Córdoba
Location Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Elevation AMSL 489 m / 1,604 ft
Coordinates 31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833Coordinates: 31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833
Website Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Map
COR
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,200 10,498 Asphalt
05/23 2,280 7,480 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers 2.901.691 [1]
Sources: Argentinian AIP,[2] ORSNA[3]

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella") (IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northwest[2] away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[2][3]

Overview

Check-in area

Cordoba is currently Argentina's third-largest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both of which are located in Buenos Aires.

The airport had been a jetport for a long time, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.

The construction of a second and third floor began in 2000, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; by 2002, it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.

The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of them inhabiting the areas nearby.

Today, Córdoba Airport primarily serves only domestic and regional destinations across deep South America. There are two intercontinental flights: Air Europa to Madrid and American Airlines to Miami (from 2019). Most intercontinental passengers route through Sao Paulo or Buenos Aires.

In 2017, the airport was to have the new Argentinian airline Alas Del Sur based there, with plans to begin to carry out domestic and regional flights and add some intercontinental destinations in 2022. As of 2018, Alas Del Sur had not commenced service; however, once it does, it is expected to connect Cordoba with Shanghai, China.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Cómodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Salta, Tucumán[5]
Seasonal: Porto Seguro, Punta Cana,[6] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador, San Carlos de Bariloche, El Calafate, Trelew[7]
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas 		Bahía Blanca,[8] Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Mendoza, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Resistencia,[9] Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santiago de Chile, Ushuaia[10]
Seasonal: Florianópolis, Mar Del Plata, El Calafate, Punta del Este
Air Europa Asunción, Madrid[11]
Amaszonas Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Amaszonas Uruguay Montevideo
American Airlines Miami (begins 2 April 2019)[12]
Andes Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Samaná
Charter: Maceio
Azul Brazilian Airlines Recife, Porto Alegre
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen
Flybondi Buenos Aires–El Palomar, Mendoza, Puerto Iguazú, San Carlos de Bariloche[13][14]
Gol Transportes Aéreos Fortaleza,[15] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salvador[16]
LATAM Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Seasonal: Maceió, Porto Seguro
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile
LATAM Perú Lima
Norwegian Air Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque (begins 16 October 2018)[17]
Sky Airline Santiago de Chile

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 (in Spanish) "SACO – CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. Taravella" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011.  (846 KB) at AIP Argentina
  3. 1 2 (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" – Pajas Blancas Archived 27 November 2012 at Archive.is at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. ↑ http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2016/12/novedades-alas-del-sur/
  5. ↑ "Córdoba and Tucumán, united again by Aerolíneas Argentinas" (in Spanish). AeropuertosArg.com.ar. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278857/aerolineas-argentinas-plans-cordoba-punta-cana-from-late-august-2018/
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (20 June 2017). "Aerolineas Argentinas adds Cordoba – Trelew route from Sep 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ↑ AR increases Bahía Blanca
  9. ↑ AR increases domestic flights
  10. ↑ AR overtaking flights
  11. ↑ L, J (2 May 2016). "Air Europa comenzará a volar a la ciudad argentina de Córdoba el próximo 18 de diciembre" (PDF) (in Spanish). Air Europa. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "American Airlines Adds New Service To Destinations In Mexico And South America". AA.com. American Airlines. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Karstow, Iani (19 October 2017). "Flybondi, the first low-cost airline in Argentina prepares to start | AviatioNews.net". AviatioNews.net. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Flybondi presentó su primer avión y vuela desde el 3 de enero". La Voz del Interior. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  15. ↑ http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com/2018/04/cordoba-cerca-de-tener-vuelos-fortaleza.html
  16. ↑ GOL Adds Salvador da Bahía - Córdoba
  17. ↑ Liu, Jim (6 September 2018). "Norwegian Air Argentina outlines initial operations from Oct 2018". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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