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.[1]

Not to be confused with Tartagal Airport – General Enrique Mosconi.

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[1] World Aero Data[2] 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[3]

There are hills west of the runway. The Comodora Rivadavia VOR-DME (Ident: CRV) is located 4.0 nautical miles (7 km) east of the airport.[4]

The airport is the main hub of Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE).

History

It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an Aeroposta Argentina flight between Bahía Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia vía San Antonio Oeste and Trelew on 1 November 1929. The new terminal was constructed in 1952. The airport was named after the Argentine military engineer Enrique Mosconi.

Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has been operating the airport since the early 2000s.

On November 22, 2017, the longest non-stop flight ever made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom landed at the airport. The flight was part of the RAF's support in the search for the ARA San Juan (S-42) submarine which had disappeared days before. This flight also marked the first time an RAF airplane had landed at the airport since the Falklands War era.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba
Aerovías DAP Seasonal: Balmaceda, Punta Arenas[6]
Austral Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Bahía Blanca, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, Trelew
LADE El Calafate, Esquel, Neuquén, Puerto Madryn, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande, Río Turbio, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Martin de los Andes, Trelew, Ushuaia

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 271,777 6.34%8,331 9.85%1,128 5.42%
2006 277,009 1.93%7,981 4.20%1,36120.66%
2007 289,750 4.60%8,621 8.02%1,08020.65%
2008 235,29218.79%8,552 0.80%1,84971.20%
2009 338,47343.85%9,70413.47%86853.06%
2010 389,59515.10%9,779 0.77%1,20338.59%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

Accidents and incidents
  • 1956: An Argentine Army Douglas C-54A, tail number CTA-4, was damaged beyond economical repair at the airport, under unspecified circumstances. There were no reported fatalities.[7]
  • 8 April 2004: An Argentine Air Force Twin Otter, registration T-84, force-landed 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the airport. Despite the aircraft sustaining substantial damage, there were no reported fatalities among the six occupants.[8]

See also

References
  1. Movimiento operacional de los aeropuertos del Sistema Nacional - Año 2015- ORSNA Archived 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Airport information for SAVC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  4. "Comodoro Rivadavia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201711/225375-el-vuelo-directo-mas-largo-en-la-historia-de-la-aviacion-militar-britanica-para-cooperar-en-la-busqueda-del-san-juan.html
  6. Aerovias DAP adds Patagonia
  7. Accident description for CTA-4 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 March 2012.
  8. Accident description for T-84 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 March 2012.
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