343205859region:AR|display=inline,title}}| pushpin_map = Argentina| pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label = AEP| pushpin_label_position = right| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Argentina| metric-rwy = y| r1-number = 13/31| r1-length-m = 2,700| r1-length-f = 8,858| r1-surface = Concrete| stat-year = 2021| stat1-header = Total passengers| stat1-data = 4,518,000 Tablero 2017 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (in Spanish) EANA. Argentine Aeronautical Information Publication>AIPHTTP://WWW.CRA.GOV.AR/DTA/AIS/AIP/DOCS/244.PDF >TITLE=SABE AEROPARQUE JORGE NEWBERY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090419234013/HTTP://WWW.CRA.GOV.AR/DTA/AIS/AIP/DOCS/244.PDF LANGUAGE=ES, {{smallKilobyte>kB)}} at Aeronautical Information Publication Argentina ORSNA{{in lang>es}} ''Aeroparque {{webarchiveweblink >date=26 November 2012 }} at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)''}}Jorge Newbery Airfield {{airport codes|AEP|SABE}}, commonly known as Aeroparque, is an international airport {{convert|2|km|mi||abbr=on}} northwest of downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. The airport covers an area of {{convert|138|ha|acre|0}} and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. It is located along the RÃo de la Plata, in the Palermo neighbourhood, and serves as the main hub for domestic flights in Argentina and South American destinations.

History

The airport was originally proposed by Mayor Carlos Noel in 1925.WEB,weblink weblink" title="archive.today/20120628221723weblink">weblink dead, 2012-06-28, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Atlas Ambiental de Buenos Aires, A number of feasibility studies and zoning disputes followed. In 1938, plans were submitted for an island airport connected via causeway to Avenida General Paz (then under construction).WEB,weblink Aeroparque no se muda, aunque sÃ se modifica, 14 April 2004, La NaciÃ³n, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130209013019weblink">weblink 9 February 2013, live, A former wetland reclaimed in 1916 from the RÃo de la Plata and closer to downtown was selected instead, and the facility, designed by Aeronautics Secretariat engineer VÃctor AcuÃ±a in 1945, was inaugurated in 1947 as Aeroparque 17 de Octubre (17 October Airfield).WEB,weblink Un moderno aeropuerto a 15 minutos del centro, Correo de la Tarde, 18 January 1960, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140418070446weblink">weblink 18 April 2014, (File:Archivo General de la NaciÃ³n Argentina 1962 Buenos Aires, aeroparque.jpg|thumb|left|Aeroparque in 1962.)Initially served by a single {{convert|1000|m|ftin|abbr=on}} runway, it began operations in January 1948 as the main hub for domestic flights from Buenos Aires as well as flights to Uruguay. Its first terminal was completed in 1951, by which time the runway was extended to {{convert|1550|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.WEB,weblink Proyecto de graduaciÃ³n â€“ Seguridad aeroportuaria, Reznik, Constanza, 2008, Universidad de Palermo, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110701021743weblink">weblink 1 July 2011, live, The airport was renamed following the 1955 coup against President Juan PerÃ³n in honor of the pioneer of Argentine aviation, Jorge Newbery, and was re-inaugurated in 1960 following work that expanded its main runway to {{convert|2070|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and also added a new terminal. The Argentine Air Force had a small base built near the eastern end of the airport in 1965;WEB,weblink Fuerza AÃ©rea: Guarniciones y unidades, Aeromilitaria Argentina, 27 March 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140522053110weblink">weblink 22 May 2014, live, at this site, President Isabel PerÃ³n was formally deposed by the military in the March 1976 coup.BOOK, Lewis, Paul, Guerrillas and Generals, University of North Carolina Press, 127, 2002, 0-275-97360-3, A new terminal for national air carrier AerolÃneas Argentinas was inaugurated in 1981, expanding total terminal area to {{convert|30000|m2|abbr=on}}.Plans to merge Newbery with Ezeiza International Airport in a new facility located on an artificial island were revived in 1996 by a commission headed by Congressman Ãlvaro Alsogaray, though these plans were ultimately dropped. Its operations, like those of all the nation's public airports, were privatized in 1998 and transferred to Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (part of the conglomerate owned by local businessman Eduardo Eurnekian). The runway was further extended by {{convert|180|m|ftin|abbr=on}} in 2007,WEB,weblink Avanza con demoras el plan para ampliar la pista de Aeroparque, 20 July 2007, ClarÃn, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131003154443weblink">weblink 3 October 2013, live, and work began in 2009 to create greater distance between the nearby Rafael Obligado Coast Highway and the eastern end of the runway.WEB,weblink No avanza la extensiÃ³n de la autopista Illia hacia el Norte, 25 March 2010, ClarÃn, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131003154730weblink">weblink 3 October 2013, live, Routes were added in March 2010 to destinations in Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.WEB,weblink Ya operan desde Aeroparque los vuelos a paÃses limÃtrofes, 15 March 2010, Los Andes, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140522070027weblink">weblink 22 May 2014, dead, Work began in 2011 on Terminals III and IV, totaling {{convert|35000|m2|abbr=on}}.WEB,weblink Nuevas obras en el Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 10 May 2011, Helport, 6 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131002100400weblink">weblink 2 October 2013, dead, These terminals were inaugurated in March 2014, effectively doubling the airport's passenger capacity.WEB,weblink Cristina destacÃ³ la transformaciÃ³n del aeroparque "desde que se incremento la economÃa y el turismo, Telam, 26 March 2014, 27 March 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140328120956weblink">weblink 28 March 2014, live, However, a recent increase in the number of airlines and flights operating at the airport has brought it to the limit of its capacity. Thus, the government decided to move all international flights (with the exception of those to Uruguay) to Ezeiza Airport from 2019. However, an expansion of the runway was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to accommodate wide-body aircraft, such as the Airbus A330.WEB,weblink Aerolineas Argentinas to launch flights to USA from Aeroparque, 1 June 2023, Pilar Wolfsteller, 8 June 2023, In a push to connect tourists with domestic flights at the airport, the government allowed international flights to recommence.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=AEP}}{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; width:525px"|+ Traffic by calendar year. Aeroparque Jorge Newbery! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:100px"| Passengers !! style="width:50px"| Change from previous year !! style="width:100px"| Aircraft operations !! style="width:50px"| Change from previous year !! style="width:125px"| Cargo(metric tons) !! style="width:50px"| Change from previous year!2000| N.A.!2001| N.A.!2002| N.A.!2003| N.A.!2004| N.A.!2005| {{decrease}}12.86%!2006| {{decrease}}49.00%!2007| {{increase}} 4.51%!2008| {{increase}} 4.35%!2009| {{decrease}} 6.74%!2010| {{increase}}38.28%!2011| N.A.!2012| N.A.!2013| N.A. ''Source: Airports Council International: World Airport Traffic Report(Years 2005-2010) and other sources.HTTP://WWW.AA2000.COM.AR/NEWS.ASPX?IDNOTICIA=676 >TITLE=AUMENTO DEL 4.4 POR CIENTO EN EL TRÃ¡FICO DE PASAJEROS EN 2013 WORK=AEROPUERTOS ARGENTINA 2000 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140402135335/HTTP://WWW.AA2000.COM.AR/NEWS.ASPX?IDNOTICIA=676, 2 April 2014, ''

Accidents and incidents

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery is involved in many crashes from 1959 to 2017. Some of the crashes including LAPA Flight 3142 was one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Argentina's history

On 11 January 1957, LADE Vickers Viking T-11 crashed on take-off. All 35 occupants perished.{{ASN accident|id= 19570111-0|title= Vicking T-11|accessdate=30 September 2017}}
On 30 June 1961, Transcontinental S.A. C-46 Commando LV-FTO crashed on landing approach. Of 35 occupants, 24 died.{{ASN accident|id= 19610630-0|title= Curtiss C-46 LV-FTO|accessdate=30 September 2017}}
On 17 December 1969, Austral LÃneas AÃ©reas C-46 Commando LV-GEB lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after takeoff. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field.{{ASN accident|id= 19691217-0|title= LV-GEB|accessdate=30 September 2017}}
On 11 May 1975, Vickers Viscount CX-AQO of PLUNA was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway.WEB,weblink Accident description, Aviation Safety Network, 8 October 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121024181227weblink">weblink 24 October 2012, live,
On 7 May 1981, Austral LÃneas AÃ©reas Flight 901, a BAC 1-11, crashed on approach after a flight from TucumÃ¡n. All 31 passengers and crew were killed.WEB,weblink ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 529FR LV-LOX Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP), Aviation-safety.net, 7 May 1981, 29 September 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140821000614weblink">weblink 21 August 2014, live,
On 24 February 1999, AerolÃneas Argentinas MD-88 LV-VBY was destroyed by hangar fire.{{ASN accident|title= LV-VBY|type= Incident|id= 19990224-1|accessdate= 4 January 2012}}
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142, a Boeing 737-200, crashed during takeoff due to pilot error. 63 of the 100 passengers and crew were killed. Two people on the ground were also killed, raising the death toll to 65.{{ASN accident|id= 19990831-0|type= Accident|accessdate= 30 September 2017}}

References

External links

Official website
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
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