General Justo José de Urquiza Airport

General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza") (IATA: PRA, ICAO: SAAP) is located on the southeast side of Paraná, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 425 hectares (1,050 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.[2] The airport is named for Justo José de Urquiza, president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.

General Justo José de Urquiza Airport

Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza"
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
LocationParaná, Argentina
Elevation AMSL243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates31°47′40″S 60°28′49″W
Map
PRA
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers[1]43,307
Passenger change 15–1611.8%
Aircraft movements2,667
Movements change 15-164.17%
Sources: ORSNA[2] WAD[3] GCM[4] Google Maps[5] SkyVector[6]

The Argentine Air Force Second Air Brigade, Paraná[7] is based on the north side of the airport, while the public terminal facilities are on the west side.[5]

The Parana VOR-DME (Ident: PAR) is located on the south end of the field.[8]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 3,955 68.56%3,940 2.36%4100.00%
2006 6,208 56.97%3,560 9.64%13225.00%
2007 4,152 33.12%3,120 12.36%2 84.62%
2008 12,647204.60%4,766 52.76%20900.00%
2009 10,754 14.97%4,053 14.96%17 15.00%
2010 9,117 15.22%4,771 17.72%N.A.N.A.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

References
  1. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. (in Spanish) Aeropuerto de Entre Rios "General Justo Jose de Urquiza" Archived 27 November 2012 at Archive.today at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  3. Airport information for General Justo José de Urquiza Airport at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  4. Airport information for General Justo José de Urquiza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. "General Justo José de Urquiza Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. "General Urquiza Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. "2nd Air Brigade". Stratocat. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. "Parana VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 May 2019.



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