Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "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. 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 deep South America. It does have flights to Central America and Europe also.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Posadas, Resistencia, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), San Salvador de Jujuy, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Trelew, Tucumán, Ushuaia Seasonal: Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão |
Air Europa | Asunción, Madrid |
Andes Líneas Aéreas | Charter: Cayo Largo (begins 5 January 2023)[5] |
Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
Flybondi | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Neuquén, San Carlos de Bariloche |
Gol Transportes Aéreos | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão (resumes 22 November 2022),[6] São Paulo–Guarulhos (begins 22 November 2022)[6] Seasonal: Florianópolis (begins 1 January 2023)[7] |
JetSmart Argentina | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, San Carlos de Bariloche |
LADE | Mendoza |
LATAM Brasil | Seasonal: São Paulo–Guarulhos, Stanley–Mount Pleasant |
LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
LATAM Peru | Lima |