Libertador General José de San Martín Airport

Coordinates: 27°23′10″S 55°58′14″W / 27.38611°S 55.97056°W / -27.38611; -55.97056
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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 is located in Argentina
PSS
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 10–17Increase115.5%
Aircraft movements2,190
Movements change 10–17Increase46.6%
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[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR)
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics[edit]

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 Decrease 27.35% 1,684 Decrease 36.83% - -
2003 101,787 Increase 4.30% 1,297 Decrease 22.98% - -
2004 122,000 Increase 25.77% 1,484 Increase14.42% - -
2005 113,000 Decrease 7.38% 1,482 Decrease0.13% 564 Increase 8.25%
2006 108,000 Decrease 4.42% 1,334 Decrease 9.99% 455 Decrease19.33%
2007 65,019 Decrease39.80% 863 Decrease35.31% 313 Decrease31.21%
2008 62,000 Decrease4.64% 742 Decrease 14.02% 210 Decrease32.91%
2009 114,000 Increase83.87% 1,325 Increase78.57% 345 Increase64.29%
2010 97,000 Decrease 14.91% 1,494 Increase12.75% 379 Increase 9.86%
2011 93,000 Decrease 4.12% 1,319 Decrease11.71% - -
2012 96,000 Increase 3.23% 1,361 Increase3.18% - -
2013 111,000 Increase 15.63% 1,431 Increase5.14% - -
2014 129,000 Increase 16.22% 1,529 Increase6.85% - -
2015 175,000 Increase 35.66% 1,948 Increase27.40% - -
2016 174,000 Decrease 0.57 1,964 Increase0.82% - -
2017 209,000 Increase 20.11% 2,190 Increase11.51% - -
2018 295,000 Increase 41.15% 3,188 Increase45.57% - -
2019 320,000 Increase 8.47% 3,103 Decrease2.67% - -
2020 64,000 Decrease 80.00% 666 Decrease78.54% - -
2021 141,000 Increase 120.31% 1,390 Increase108.71% - -
2022 228,000 Increase 61.70% 1,925 Increase38.49% - -
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010). Aviación Civil Argentina (2011-2022).

Accidents and incidents[edit]

On June 12, 1988, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046 undershot the runway, resulting in 22 deaths.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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.

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