San Carlos de Bariloche Airport

San Carlos de Bariloche Airport

Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche
Summary
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
ServesSan Carlos de Bariloche
LocationRuta Nacional Nº 237 s/n
Elevation AMSL2,776 ft / 846 m
Coordinates41°09′04″S 71°09′27″W / 41.15111°S 71.15750°W / -41.15111; -71.15750
Websitewww.aa2000.com.ar/bariloche
Map
BRC is located in Argentina
BRC
BRC
Location in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,703 2,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers1,980,000
Sources: AIP,[1] ORSNA,[2] World Aero Data,[3] airport statistics for 2017[4]

San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche) (IATA: BRC, ICAO: SAZS), also known as Teniente Luis Candelaria Airport,[5] is an international airport serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1,810 hectares (4,500 acres; 7.0 sq mi) and has a 12,000-square-metre (130,000 sq ft) terminal; it is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) out of the city.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Check-in counters
Last waiting room at the airport
Last waiting room at the airport
Airside of the airport
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, Tucumán, Viedma
Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, El Calafate, Montevideo, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Andes Líneas Aéreas Seasonal charter: São Paulo–Guarulhos
Azul Brazilian Airlines Seasonal: Campinas (resumes 30 June 2024)[6]
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR)
Seasonal charter: Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão
JetSmart Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR), Mendoza
LADE Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Mar del Plata, Puerto Madryn
LATAM Brasil Seasonal charter: São Paulo–Guarulhos
Sky Airline Seasonal: Santiago de Chile

Accidents and incidents

Accidents involving fatalities

  • 13 May 1957: A LADE Vickers VC.1 Viking, registration T-3, flew into mountainous terrain, 30 kilometres (19 mi) out of San Carlos de Bariloche. All 16 occupants of the aircraft died in the accident.[7]
  • 16 March 1975: A LADE Fokker F27-400M, tail number TC-72, struck a mountain, 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city, while on approach to the airport inbound from El Palomar. There were 52 fatalities.[8]
  • 21 November 1977: An Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC 1-11, registration LV-JGY, that was operating a domestic non-scheduled Buenos AiresBariloche as Flight 9, made a premature descent and crashed into mountainous terrain on final approach to the airport, 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of the city, killing 46 of 79 occupants on board.[9]

Non-fatal hull-losses

  • 16 August 1989: A LADE Fokker F28-1000C, tail number TC-51, failed to get airborne and overran the runway, being stopped by a dike.[10]

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 648,569 Increase10.94% 8,730 Decrease 1.47% 589 Increase43.66%
2006 676,197 Increase 4.26% 8,273 Decrease 5.23% 717 Increase21.73%
2007 724,010 Increase 7.07% 7,830 Decrease 5.35% 660 Decrease 7.95%
2008 701,244 Decrease 3.14% 7,667 Decrease 2.08% 432 Decrease34.55%
2009 748,400 Increase 6.72% 8,782 Increase14.54% 269 Decrease37.73%
2010 831,792 Increase11.14% 9,477 Increase 7.91% 274 Increase 1.86%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)
2022 1,980,000 {
Source: Source: https://www.aeroportosdomundo.com/br/aeroporto-BRC/

/>(Years 2005-2010)

See also

References

  1. ^ "SAZS/San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport Fact Sheet" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche" [San Carlos de Bariloche Airport]. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Airport information for SAZS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Lieutenant Luis Candelaria International Airport, at Aeropuertos.net (accessed 2015-04-26)
  6. ^ "Azul anuncia volta de voos para a Argentina, com rota para Bariloche". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ Accident description for T-3 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ Accident description for TC-72 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  9. ^ Accident description for LV-JGY at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  10. ^ Accident description for TC-51 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.

External links

  • Official website
  • Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
  • Airport information for SAZS at Great Circle Mapper.
  • Accident history for BRC at Aviation Safety Network
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