Ministro Pistarini International Airport

Ministro Pistarini International Airport or also called as Ezeiza International Airport is an airport in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ministro Pistarini International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza
IATA: EZE ICAO: SAEZ WMO: 87576[1]
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves	Buenos Aires metropolitan area
Location	Ezeiza, Argentina
Opened	30 April 1949; 76 years ago (1949-04-30)
Hub for	Aerolíneas Argentinas Flybondi
Time zone	Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 m / 67 ft
Coordinates	34°49′20″S 58°32′09″W
Website	www.aa2000.com.ar/ezeiza
Map
EZE Location in greater Buenos Aires
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 3,300 10,828 Asphalt 17/35 3,105 10,187 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 11,204,000 Passenger traffic change 8.5%
Sources: AIP,[2] EANA,[3] ORSNA,[4][5] WorldAeroData,[6] Empresa Argentina de Navegación Aérea statistics for 2018[7]

Its IATA code is EZE and ICAO code is SAEZ.

It is the direct entrance of long-distance international flights to the country, since the domestic and regional connections operate mostly from the Jorge Newbery Airport, which makes it the largest and most modern air terminal in Argentina. It recently received a rating of over 8 points out of 10 in the 2019 AirHelp Score, earning it 20th place in this ranking.

It is currently the base of operations for Aerolíneas Argentinas internationally. It is also the headquarters of the Ezeiza Naval Air Station of the Argentine Navy.

Opened in 1949, it was for three years the largest air base in the world. It operates with several airlines. Given its geographical location and market size, an important part of its flights have stopovers in Santiago, São Paulo and Lima.

Here are some of North American carriers that currently serve Ministro Pistarini:

• American Airlines (Flies JFK-EZE and MIA-EZE)
• United Airlines (Flies IAH-EZE)

Extensions

Modernization 2017-Current

In January 2017, the Minister of the Interior, Rogelio Frigerio, presented the Advance Passenger Information system that speeds up immigration procedures and obtains accurate information on the criminal record of passengers entering the country.

In March 2018, the Argentine government presented a $15 billion investment plan to transform the Ezeiza International Airport.

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	6,365,989	14.34%	62,048	6.10%	177,358	1.41%
2006	6,867,596	7.88%	63,693	2.65%	187,415	5.67%
2007	7,487,779	9.03%	70,576	10.81%	204,909	9.33%
2008	8,012,794	7.01%	71,037	0.65%	205,506	0.29%
2009	7,910,048	1.28%	67,488	5.00%	162,806	20.78%
2010	8,786,807	11.08%	65,063	3.59%	212,890	30.96%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005–2010)

Busiest international routes from and to Ezeiza (2017)^[8]

Rank	City	Passengers
1	Santiago, Chile	1,130,000
2	Miami, USA	1,001,000
3	Lima, Peru	896,000
4	Madrid, Spain	815,000
5	São Paulo, Brazil	739,000
6	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	654,000
7	Bogotá, Colombia	372,000
8	Rome, Italy	332,000
9	New York City	329,000
10	Panama City, Panama	275,000

Infrastructure

Hangar 5 of Aerolíneas Argentinas

• Track area: 483,897 m²
• Taxiway area: 298,720 m²
• Platforms: 515,900 m²
• Maintenance area: 15,000 m²
• Hangars: 5
• Landing and take-off runways: 2
• Telescopic sleeves: 20
• Remote positions: 25

The airport has the capacity to serve the Airbus A380 superjumbo in hangar 5.