Aeroparque Jorge Newbery

Jorge Newbery Airfield
Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"
Summary
Airport type Military / Public
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves Buenos Aires, Argentina
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 18 ft
Coordinates 34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°W / -34.55889; -58.41639Coordinates: 34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°W / -34.55889; -58.41639
Map
AEP
Location of airport in Buenos Aires
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,100 6,890 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers 13,797,710
Sources: EANA[1]Argentine AIP[2] ORSNA[3]

Jorge Newbery Airfield (Spanish: Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery", IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is an international airport located in Palermo neighbourhood, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] The airport covers an area of 138 hectares (341 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[3] It is located in the Palermo ward, along the Río de la Plata, and serves as the main hub for domestic flights from Buenos Aires as well as to Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. The airport is named in honor of Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery.

The Argentine Air Force Station located on the eastern end of the airport is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft.

Newbery Airfield is roughly equal to Ezeiza International Airport (located 38 km (24 mi) to the south) in airline traffic among the nation's 33 airports, handling 93,346 aircraft movements in 2009 and serving 10,255,541 passengers in 2014 (one third of all scheduled air traffic in Argentina, the first Argentine airport to pass the 10 million passenger mark in history); it thus surpassed Ezeiza International in 2013 as the nation's busiest airport by passenger traffic.[4] In 2015, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery was again Argentina's busiest airport, having handled 11,052,861 passengers, relegating Ezeiza International Airport again to the second place, with 9,127,908 passengers handled.

History

The airport was originally proposed by Mayor Carlos Noël in 1925.[5] A number of feasibility studies and zoning disputes followed. In 1938, plans were submitted for an island airport connected via causeway to Avenida General Paz (then under construction).[6] A former wetland reclaimed in 1916 from the Río de la Plata and closer to downtown was selected instead, and the facility, designed by Aeronatics Secretariat engineer Víctor Acuña in 1945, was inaugurated in 1947 as Aeroparque 17 de Octubre (17 October Airfield).[7]

Aeroparque in 1962.

Initially served by a 1,000 m (3,300 ft) runway, it began operations in January 1948 as the main hub for domestic flights from Buenos Aires as well as flights to Uruguay. Its first terminal was completed in 1951, by which time the runway was extended to 1,550 m (5,090 ft).[8] The airport was renamed following the 1955 coup against President Juan Perón in honor of the pioneer of Argentine aviation, Jorge Newbery, and was re-inaugurated in 1960 following work that expanded its main runway to 2,070 m (6,790 ft) and added a new terminal.[7] The Argentine Air Force had a small base built near the eastern end of the airport in 1965;[9] it was at this site that President Isabel Perón was formally deposed by the military in the March 1976 coup.[10] A new terminal for national air carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas was inaugurated in 1981, expanding total terminal area to 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft).[8]

Plans to merge Newbery with Ezeiza International Airport in a new facility located on an artificial island were revived in 1996 by a commission headed by Congressman Álvaro Alsogaray, though these plans were ultimately dropped.[6] Its operations, like those of all the nation's public airports, were privatized in 1998 and transferred to Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (part of the conglomerate owned by local businessman Eduardo Eurnekian).[8] The runway was further extended by 180 m (590 ft) in 2007,[11] and work began in 2009 to create greater distance between the nearby Rafael Obligado Coast Highway and the eastern end of the runway.[12] Routes were added in March 2010 to destinations in Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.[13] Work began in 2011 on Terminals III and IV, totaling 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft).[14] These terminals were inaugurated in March 2014, effectively doubling the airport's passenger capacity.[15]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Bahía Blanca, Catamarca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Corrientes, El Calafate, Esquel, Formosa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Resistencia, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Salta, Salvador, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), San Martín de los Andes, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Trelew, Tucumán, Ushuaia
Seasonal: Florianópolis, Punta del Este
Austral Líneas Aéreas Asunción, Bahía Blanca, Catamarca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Corrientes, Curitiba–Afonso Pena, Formosa, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Paraná, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Punta del Este, Resistencia, Río Cuarto, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Luis (AR), San Rafael, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santa Fe (AR), Santa Rosa, Santiago del Estero, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Termas de Río Hondo, Trelew, Viedma
Seasonal: Florianópolis
Amaszonas Paraguay Asunción
Amaszonas Uruguay Montevideo
Seasonal: Punta del Este [16]
Andes Líneas Aéreas Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, Mendoza, Puerto Iguazú,[17] Puerto Madryn, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche,[18] San Salvador de Jujuy, Tucumán
Seasonal: Mar del Plata
Avianca Argentina Mar del Plata, Reconquista,[19] Rosario, Santa Fe (AR)
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
LADE Comodoro Rivadavia, Mar del Plata, Neuquén, San Carlos de Bariloche
LATAM Argentina Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba, El Calafate, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Río Gallegos, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Tucumán, Ushuaia
Seasonal: Malargüe
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile
Norwegian Air Argentina Córdoba (begins 16 October 2018),[20] Mendoza (begins 16 October 2018),[20] Neuquén (begins 19 November 2018),[20] Puerto Iguazú (begins 12 November 2018),[20] Salta (begins 7 January 2019),[20] San Carlos de Bariloche (begins 12 December 2018)[20]

Statistics

Layout of Aeroparque Metropolitano Jorge Newbery
Southern Terminal
Air Force Base located east of the terminals
Traffic by calendar year. Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2000 6,187,563Decrease 1.77%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2001 4,411,179Decrease28.71%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2002 3,891,699Decrease11.78%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2003 5,342,894Increase37.29%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2004 5,245,923Decrease 1.81%84,844N.A.30,312N.A.
2005 5,372,195Increase 2.41%77,742Decrease 8.37%26,415Decrease12.86%
2006 5,289,074Decrease 1.55%79,223Increase 1.91%13,471Decrease49.00%
2007 5,665,808Increase 7.12%81,340Increase 2.67%14,078Increase 4.51%
2008 5,687,221Increase 0.38%85,793Increase 5.47%14,690Increase 4.35%
2009 6,449,344Increase13.40%91,676Increase 6.86%13,700Decrease 6.74%
2010 7,558,149Increase17.19%104,857Increase14.38%18,945Increase38.28%
2011 8,250,971Increase 9.17%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2012 8,849,465Increase 7.25%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2013 9,552,504Increase 7.94%N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
Source: Airports Council International: World Airport Traffic Report
(Years 2005-2010) and other sources.[4][5]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tablero 2017 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (in Spanish) EANA.
  2. 1 2 (in Spanish) "SABE AEROPARQUE JORGE NEWBERY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009.  (1774 kB) at AIP Argentina
  3. 1 2 (in Spanish) Aeroparque Archived 26 November 2012 at Archive.is at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. 1 2 "Aumento del 4.4 por ciento en el tráfico de pasajeros en 2013". Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Aeroparque Jorge Newbery". Atlas Ambiental de Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
  6. 1 2 "Aeroparque no se muda, aunque sí se modifica". La Nación. 14 April 2004.
  7. 1 2 "Un moderno aeropuerto a 15 minutos del centro". Correo de la Tarde. 18 January 1960. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 Reznik, Constanza (2008). "Proyecto de graduación – Seguridad aeroportuaria" (PDF). Universidad de Palermo.
  9. ↑ "Fuerza Aérea: Guarniciones y unidades". Aeromilitaria Argentina.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Paul (2002). Guerrillas and Generals. University of North Carolina Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-275-97360-3.
  11. ↑ "Avanza con demoras el plan para ampliar la pista de Aeroparque". Clarín. 20 July 2007.
  12. ↑ "No avanza la extensión de la autopista Illia hacia el Norte". Clarín. 25 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Ya operan desde Aeroparque los vuelos a países limítrofes". Los Andes. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Nuevas obras en el Aeroparque Jorge Newbery". Helport. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cristina destacó la transformación del aeroparque "desde que se incremento la economía y el turismo". Telam. 26 March 2014.
  16. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Amaszonas plans Buenos Aires – Punta del Este route from Dec 2016".
  17. ↑ "Traductor de Google". translate.google.com.
  18. ↑ "Traductor de Google". translate.google.com.
  19. ↑ https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/174930-avianca-inauguro-los-vuelos-a-reconquista-con-cuatro-frecuencias-semanales-regionales.html
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Norwegian Air Argentina outlines initial operations from Oct 2018". routesonline.com. 6 September 2018.
  21. ↑ Accident description for Vicking T-11 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  22. ↑ Accident description for Curtiss C-46 LV-FTO at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  23. ↑ Accident description for LV-GEB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  25. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 529FR LV-LOX Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP)". Aviation-safety.net. 1981-05-07. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  26. ↑ Incident description for LV-VBY at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  27. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.

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