Libertador General José de San Martín Airport

Libertador General José de San Martín Airport

Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesPosadas, Argentina
Elevation AMSL430 ft / 131 m
Coordinates27°23′10″S 55°58′14″W / 27.38611°S 55.97056°W / -27.38611; -55.97056
Map
PSS
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,255 7,398 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers209,000[1]
Passenger change 10–17115.5%
Aircraft movements2,190
Movements change 10–1746.6%
Sources: AIP,[2] ORSNA,[3] WAD[4] GCM[5]

Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín") (IATA: PSS, ICAO: SARP) is located 7.5 km (4.7 mi) southwest of the center of Posadas, a city in the Misiones Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 329 hectares (813 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR)
Andes Líneas Aéreas Seasonal charter: São Paulo–Guarulhos
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
2001 128,000 - 2,666 - - -
2002 93,000 27.35% 1,684 36.83% - -
2003 101,787 4.30% 1,297 22.98% - -
2004 122,000 25.77% 1,484 14.42% - -
2005 113,000 7.38% 1,482 0.13% 564 8.25%
2006 108,000 4.42% 1,334 9.99% 455 19.33%
2007 65,019 39.80% 863 35.31% 313 31.21%
2008 62,000 4.64% 742 14.02% 210 32.91%
2009 114,000 83.87% 1,325 78.57% 345 64.29%
2010 97,000 14.91% 1,494 12.75% 379 9.86%
2011 93,000 4.12% 1,319 11.71% - -
2012 96,000 3.23% 1,361 3.18% - -
2013 111,000 15.63% 1,431 5.14% - -
2014 129,000 16.22% 1,529 6.85% - -
2015 175,000 35.66% 1,948 27.40% - -
2016 174,000 0.57 1,964 0.82% - -
2017 209,000 20.11% 2,190 11.51% - -
2018 295,000 41.15% 3,188 45.57% - -
2019 320,000 8.47% 3,103 2.67% - -
2020 64,000 80.00% 666 78.54% - -
2021 141,000 120.31% 1,390 108.71% - -
2022 228,000 61.70% 1,925 38.49% - -
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010). Aviación Civil Argentina (2011-2022).

Accidents and incidents

On June 12, 1988, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046 undershot the runway, resulting in 67 deaths.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. ^ a b "SARP - Posadas / Libertador Gral. D. José de San Martín" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-31. at AIP Argentina (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Airport information for SARP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  5. ^ Airport information for Libertador General José de San Martín Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  6. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) N1003G Posadas Airport, MI (PSS)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-06-10.