General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

General Enrique Mosconi International Airport

Aeropuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia "Gral. Enrique Mosconi"
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Hub forLADE
Elevation AMSL190 ft / 58 m
Coordinates45°47′07″S 67°27′56″W / 45.78528°S 67.46556°W / -45.78528; -67.46556
Websitewww.aa2000.com.ar/comrivadavia
Map
CRD is located in Argentina
CRD
CRD
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,810 9,219 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers573,579
Passenger change 15–16Decrease0.7%
Aircraft movements8,251
Movements change 15–16Decrease9,8%
Sources: ORSNA[1] World Aero Data[2] 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[3]

General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Enrigue Mosconi) (IATA: CRD, ICAO: SAVC) is an international airport in the Chubut Province, Argentina serving Comodoro Rivadavia. The airfield is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the city, covers an area of 810 hectares (2,000 acres; 3.1 sq mi), and has a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) terminal.[1][failed verification]

The airport is the main hub of Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE).

It was named after Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi (21 February 18774 June 1940),who was an Argentine military engineer, best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum surveyance and exploitation in Argentina.[4]

  1. ^ a b Movimiento operacional de los aeropuertos del Sistema Nacional - Año 2015- ORSNA Archived 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Airport information for SAVC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  4. ^ https://www.labaldrich.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/El%20petr%C3%B3leo%20argentino%20-%20Enrique%20Mosconi2.pdf