Libertador General José de San Martín Airport Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín" |
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
Serves | Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina | ||||||||||
Location | Ruta N12, Km 1336, Posadas (N3300) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 430 ft / 131 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°23′09″S 55°58′14″W / 27.38583°S 55.97056°WCoordinates: 27°23′09″S 55°58′14″W / 27.38583°S 55.97056°W | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2016) | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 178,488 |
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Passenger change 15–16 | 0.2% |
Aircraft movements | 3,711 |
Movements change 09–10 | 14.0% |
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) northwest 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 S.A.
It has a 6,500 m² terminal, 67,740 m² of runways, and parking spaces for 100 vehicles. In 2007, it handled 65,019 passengers. At its peak in 1997, it handled 164,586 passengers.
On June 12, 1988, Austral Lineas Aereas Flight 46 undershot the runway, resulting in 22 deaths.
On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75 (all crew and passengers). This was the worst aviation accident to take place in Uruguay.