Astor Piazzolla International Airport

Ástor Piazzolla International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Ástor Piazzolla", IATA: MDQ, ICAO: SAZM), also known as Mar del Plata Airport, is an airport serving Mar del Plata, an Atlantic coastal city in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.

Astor Piazzolla International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Ástor Piazzolla"
IATA: MDQ ICAO: SAZM
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Elevation AMSL	71 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	37°56′03″S 57°34′25″W
Map
MDQ Location of airport in Buenos Aires Province
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers 202.963[1]
Sources: ORSNA[2] WAD[3] GCM[4]

The airport was named after Brigadier General Bartolomé de la Colina ^[es], one of the founders of the Argentine Air Force. In August 2008 it was renamed in honour of composer and musician Ástor Piazzolla, who was born in Mar del Plata.^[5]

The airport covers an area of 436 hectares (1,080 acres)^[2] and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The present terminal building was constructed in 1978 for the FIFA World Cup. In 1994 the terminal was expanded for the Pan American Games. Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 took over airport operation in October 1998.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Mendoza, Trelew Seasonal: Montevideo,[6] Rosario, Tucumán
Flybondi	Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
LADE	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Puerto Madryn, San Carlos de Bariloche

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	188,174	5.13%	6,320	2.86%	501	1.57%
2006	159,682	15.14%	5,456	13.67%	327	34.73%
2007	110,565	30.76%	5,267	3.46%	133	59.33%
2008	90,328	18.30%	5,955	13.06%	101	24.06%
2009	110,855	22.72%	6,037	1.38%	95	5.94%
2010	122,939	10.90%	6,238	3.33%	274	188.42%
2011	104,774	14.70%	5,734	8.10%	49	82.2%
2012	122,915	17.30%	6,066	5.70%	47	4.1%
2013	141,918	15.40%	6,571	8.3%	20	57.5%
2014	141,620	0.00%	6,727	2.30%	5	75%
2015	201,289	42.11%	7.356	9.30%	89	1680%
2016	204,931	1.80%	5.889	20.00%	77	13.5%
2017	301,684	32.70%	6.992	15.77%	170	120.8%
Source: ORSNA[7]

See also

• Transport in Argentina
• List of airports in Argentina

References

1. "Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 - Aumento del 4.4 por ciento en el tráfico de pasajeros en 2013". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
2. (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Brigadier Bartolomé de la Colina" Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
3. "Airport information for Mar Del Plata". 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. Airport information for Mar del Plata Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
5. El aeropuerto de Mar del Plata fue rebautizado como "Ástor Piazzolla" Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Article in Argentinian newspaper "La Prensa", retrieved 25 September 2008. (in Spanish)
6. "Aerolineas Argentinas 1Q24 Uruguay Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
7. "Estadísticas | Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos - ORSNA". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

External links

• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Mar Del Plata Airport at SkyVector