Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
International airport serving Cordoba, Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella", IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 kilometres (5 nautical miles) north-northwest[3] of the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province in Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[3][4]
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Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba "Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella" | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Córdoba | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 489 m / 1,604 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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Cordoba is Argentina's third-busiest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both of which are located in Buenos Aires.[citation needed]
The airport had been a jetport for a long time, having received commercial jet aircraft services before, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.
The construction of a second and third floor began in 2000, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; by 2002, it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.
The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of them[clarification needed] inhabiting the areas nearby.
Today, Córdoba Airport primarily serves only domestic and regional destinations across South America, though it does have flights to Central America and Europe, too.
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