Sources:AIP,[2] ANAC,[3] EANA,[4] ORSNA,[5][6] WorldAeroData,[7] Empresa Argentina de Navegación Aérea statistics for 2018[8][9]
Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Spanish:Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) (IATA:EZE,ICAO:SAEZ), also known asEzeiza International Airport owing to its location inEzeiza inGreater Buenos Aires, is aninternational airport 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-southwest of the autonomous city ofBuenos Aires,[2] the capital city ofArgentina. Covering 3,475 hectares (13.42 sq mi; 8,590 acres),[6] it is one of two commercial airports serving Buenos Aires andits metropolitan area, along withAeroparque Jorge Newbery. Pistarini Airport is the country's largest international airport by number of passengers handled—85% of international traffic[6]—and is ahub for international flights ofAerolíneas Argentinas, which operates domestic services from the airport as well. It has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. since 1998.[2][10][11]
The airport is named afterJuan Pistarini,Minister of Public Works during the presidency ofJuan Perón, who placed the cornerstone of the project on 22 December 1945.[12][13] It was designed and erected by Argentine technicians.[14] Its construction, which took four years to be completed,[15] was one of the major projects in the five-year plan of the first presidency ofJuan Perón.[14] The airport was inaugurated on 30 April 1949.[15] When it opened it was the third-largest airport in the world.[16] A 1949 diagram[17] shows three runways crossing at 60-degree angles: 9,353 feet (2,851 m) runway 10/28, 7,220 feet (2,200 m) 4/22 and 6,892 feet (2,101 m) 16/34.
In October 2012, Ezeiza Airport recorded the highest annual traffic growth of all the airports operated byAeropuertos Argentina 2000.[20] For this month, the airport handled 767,824 passengers, a 10.9% increase compared to the previous October; the volume of international and domestic traffic for October 2012 increased 8.7% and 108.3%, respectively, year-on-year.[21] Overall, 2012 traffic figures for the airport indicated a 7.3% increase over the previous year.[22] Figures for July 2013 showed that the airport handled 688,397 passengers, an 8.9% decrease over the previous year.[23]
Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Terminal ABuenos Aires-Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini International Airport Terminal ATerminal BAirport terminal A in 2013Last waiting area at Terminal ACheck-in counters at Terminal ACheck-in counters at Terminal ACheck-in counters at Terminal CCheck-in counters at Terminal CArrivals area at Terminal CTerminal CMain corridor at Terminal C
In March 2013, terminal B, with an area of 28,795 square metres (309,950 sq ft), was inaugurated, for use by Aerolíneas Argentinas andKLM.[28][29]
On April 14, 2023, the new Departures Terminal (Terminal de Partidas) was inaugurated. The new terminal features 50,000 square meters (538,195 sq ft) of open surface over 4 floors, with a projected capacity of 30 million passengers per year.[30][31] The old Terminal A became the new International Arrivals Terminal and the old Terminal C became the new Domestic Arrivals Terminal.[32]
In June 2010 (2010-06),Qatar Airways launched direct flights between the airport andDoha,[56][57] but in August 2020 cancelled the route.[58] After a ten-year gap,[59] KLM resumed operations at the airport in October 2011.[60]Emirates launched services to the airport in January 2012 (2012-01),[61] but in August 2020 discontinued the route.[62][63]Turkish Airlines extended itsIstanbul–São Paulo service to end at Ezeiza in December 2012.[64]Air New Zealand started non-stop flights between the airport andAuckland in December 2015,[65] but discontinued them in 2020.[66]United Airlines cancelled non-stop flights fromNewark, New Jersey, in October 2019.[67]
As of August 2011[update],Aviation Safety Network recorded 30 accidents/incidents for aircraft that departed from the airport or had it as a destination.[74] The list below provides a summary of the fatal events that took place at or in the vicinity of the airport.
26 October 2003:CATA Línea Aérea Flight 760, aFairchild FH-227B, tail number LV-MGV, was operating a nonscheduled Ezeiza–Corrientes freighter service when it encountered technical difficulties shortly aftertakeoff from Ezeiza Airport. The aircraft attempted abelly landing on a nearby golf course. The aircraft skidded some 200 m before hitting a tree and bursting into flames. All five occupants of the aircraft died in the accident.[77][78]
^ab"Civil aviation news".Flight: 731. 8 December 1949. Archived fromthe original on 12 June 2013.Peron's pride: Probably the largest and most modern air terminus in the world, the new "Ministro Pistarini" airport at Buenos Aires is one and a half time as big as London Airport. Covering an area of 19 square miles, it has three runways, one of which is 3,060 yards in length, and is capable of accommodating aircraft up to 150 tons in weight. The airport was designed and built entirely by Argentinian technicians and is one of the major projects inGeneral Peron's five-year plan.
^"Civil Aviation News..."Flight: 494. 21 October 1948. Archived fromthe original on 12 June 2013.Work on the new airport at Ezeiza, near Buenos Aires, is nearly completed and, provisionally, it will be in operation at the end of the year. Covering 18,600 acres, it is claimed to be the third largest international airport in the world.
^Kingsley-Jones, Max (28 June 2010)."Qatar Airways continues its rapid expansion". London:Flightglobal. Archived fromthe original on 12 December 2014.By mid-year seven new destinations had already been added to Qatar's network during 2010, in Asia, Europe and South America. These comprised Ankara, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Sao Paulo and Tokyo.
^"Anuario Estadístico 2017" [Statistical Yearbook 2017](PDF) (in Spanish). Argentine Ministry of Transport. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved30 September 2019.
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