Libertador General José de San Martín Airport

Libertador General José de San Martín Airport Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"
IATA: PSS – ICAO: SARP
Summary
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°W / -27.38583; -55.97056Coordinates: 27°23′09″S 55°58′14″W / 27.38583°S 55.97056°W / -27.38583; -55.97056
Map
PSS Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 99,538 Passenger change 09–10 0.9% Aircraft movements 3,711 Movements change 09–10 16.8%
Sources: AIP,[1] ORSNA,[2] DAFIF,[3][4] 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[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) 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.^[1][2]

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.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

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
2005	101,787	0.01%	2,933	10.18%	564	8.25%
2006	92,741	8.99%	3,099	5.66%	455	19.33%
2007	65,019	29.89%	2,503	19.23%	313	31.21%
2008	56,144	13.65%	2,623	4.79%	210	32.91%
2009	100,393	78.81%	3,177	21.12%	345	64.29%
2010	99,538	0.85%	3,711	16.81%	379	9.86%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010)

Accidents and incidents

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.

References

1. 1 2 (Spanish) "SARP - Posadas / Libertador Gral. D. José de San Martín" (PDF).  at AIP Argentina
2. 1 2 (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
3. ↑ Airport information for SARP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
4. ↑ Airport information for PSS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
5. ↑ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report

External links

• Posadas, PSS at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
• Current weather for SARP at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for PSS at Aviation Safety Network