Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella"
IATA: COR ICAO: SACO WMO: 87344
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves	Córdoba
Location	Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Elevation AMSL	489 m / 1,604 ft
Coordinates	31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833Coordinates: 31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833
Website	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Map
COR Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 3,200 10,498 Asphalt 05/23 2,280 7,480 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers 2.213.039
Sources: Argentinian AIP, ORSNA

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella") (IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northwest away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.

Cordoba is currently Argentina's third-largest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both of which are located in Buenos Aires.

The airport had been a jetport for a long time, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.

The construction of a second and third floor began in 2000, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; by 2002, it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.

The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of them inhabiting the areas nearby.

In the year 2017, the airport will have the new argentinian airline named "Alas Del Sur" based here; who plans to begin to carry out domestic and regional flights this year, and add some intercontinental destinations to 2022.