Esquel Airport

Esquel Airport Aeropuerto de Esquel
IATA: EQS – ICAO: SAVE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves	Esquel
Location	Ruta 40, Km 1771. (U9200)
Elevation AMSL	2,621 ft / 799 m
Coordinates	42°54′24.20″S 71°08′48″W / 42.9067222°S 71.14667°W / -42.9067222; -71.14667Coordinates: 42°54′24.20″S 71°08′48″W / 42.9067222°S 71.14667°W / -42.9067222; -71.14667
Map
EQS Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,400 7,869 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 21,561 Passenger change 09–10 23.0% Aircraft movements 837 Movements change 09–10 2.6%
Source: DAFIF, 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[1]

Esquel Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Esquel, IATA: EQS, ICAO: SAVE) is an international airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Esquel.

It was built in 1944, and was officially inaugurated on April 17, 1945. The new terminal was constructed in 1978. The only runway was paved in 1973, and re-paved in 1999 because it was badly damaged.

It has a 1,050m² passenger terminal, 96,500m² of runways, and a 1,050m² hangar.

Since 1998, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2010, 21,561 passengers flew through Esquel Airport.

The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.

Destinations

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics

	Passengers	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year
2005	25,216	7.01%	1,418	5.09%
2006	26,598	5.48%	1,305	7.97%
2007	24,892	6.41%	1,352	3.60%
2008	10,585	57.48%	762	43.64%
2009	17,525	65.56%	816	7.09%
2010	21,561	23.03%	837	2.57%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010)

External links

• , Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
• , Aeropuertos Argentina 2000

References