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San Carlos de Bariloche Airport

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]

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
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BRC is located in Argentina
BRC
BRC
Location in Argentina
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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]

Airlines and destinations

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Last waiting room at the airport
 
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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
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR)
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: São Paulo–Guarulhos (begins 2 January 2025),[6] Santiago de Chile

Accidents and incidents

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Accidents involving fatalities

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  • 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 Aires–Bariloche 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

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  • 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

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Annual passenger traffic at BRC airport. See Wikidata query.
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  10.94% 8,730   1.47% 589  43.66%
2006 676,197   4.26% 8,273   5.23% 717  21.73%
2007 724,010   7.07% 7,830   5.35% 660   7.95%
2008 701,244   3.14% 7,667   2.08% 432  34.55%
2009 748,400   6.72% 8,782  14.54% 269  37.73%
2010 831,792  11.14% 9,477   7.91% 274   1.86%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)
2022 1,980,000 {
Source: [1]
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "SKY Airline inaugura rota direta entre Guarulhos e Bariloche, na Argentina, com escala em Santiago". Aeroin\date=15 September 2024 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 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.
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