San Carlos de Bariloche Airport

San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche) (IATA: BRC, ICAO: SAZS), also known as Teniente Luis Candelaria Airport,[5] is an international airport serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1,810 hectares (4,500 acres; 7.0 sq mi) and has a 12,000-square-metre (130,000 sq ft) terminal; it is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) out of the city.[2]

San Carlos de Bariloche Airport

Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche
Summary
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
ServesSan Carlos de Bariloche
LocationRuta Nacional Nº 237 s/n
Elevation AMSL2,776 ft / 846 m
Coordinates41°09′04″S 71°09′27″W
Map
BRC
Location in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,703 2,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers1.308.001
Sources: AIP,[1] ORSNA,[2] World Aero Data,[3] Airport statistics for 2017[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza Córdoba, Rosario, Viedma
Seasonal: El Calafate, Mendoza, Salta, Ushuaia
Andes Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[6]
Flybondi Buenos Aires–El Palomar, Mendoza[7]
JetSmart Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque,[8] Buenos Aires–El Palomar, Córdoba, Mendoza
LADE Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Bolsón, El Calafate, Esquel, Mar del Plata, Puerto Madryn
LATAM Brasil Seasonal: São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents

Accidents involving fatalities

  • 13 May 1957: A LADE Vickers VC.1 Viking, registration T-3, flew into mountainous terrain, 30 kilometres (19 mi) out of San Carlos de Bariloche. All 16 occupants of the aircraft perished in the accident.[9]
  • 16 March 1975: A LADE Fokker F27-400M, tail number TC-72, struck a mountain, 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city, while on approach to the airport inbound from El Palomar. There were 52 fatalities.[10]
  • 21 November 1977: An Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC 1-11, registration LV-JGY, that was operating a domestic non-scheduled Buenos AiresBariloche as Flight 9, made a premature descent and crashed into mountainous terrain on final approach to the airport, 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of the city, killing 46 of 79 occupants on board.[11]

Non-fatal hull-losses

  • 16 August 1989: A LADE Fokker F28-1000C, tail number TC-51, failed to get airborne and overran the runway, being stopped by a dike.[12]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
2005 648,56910.94%8,730 1.47%58943.66%
2006 676,197 4.26%8,273 5.23%71721.73%
2007 724,010 7.07%7,830 5.35%660 7.95%
2008 701,244 3.14%7,667 2.08%43234.55%
2009 748,400 6.72%8,78214.54%26937.73%
2010 831,79211.14%9,477 7.91%274 1.86%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

References

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