Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
| Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Jujuy - Gobernador Horacio Guzmán | |||||||||||
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An Aerolíneas Argentinas MD-83 deplaning at Guzmán Airport | |||||||||||
| IATA: JUJ – ICAO: SASJ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government. | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy | ||||||||||
| Location | Ruta N66, Km 33.4, Perico (Y4630) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,019 ft / 921 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°23′10.20″S 65°05′38.90″W / 24.3861667°S 65.0941389°WCoordinates: 24°23′10.20″S 65°05′38.90″W / 24.3861667°S 65.0941389°W | ||||||||||
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  JUJ Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Jujuy - Gobernador Horacio Guzmán) (IATA: JUJ, ICAO: SASJ) is an airport in Jujuy Province, Argentina serving the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. It is the northernmost argentinian airport served by scheduled flights.
Inaugurated by Governor Darío Arias on April 19, 1967, it was originally named Aeropuerto El Cadillal. The airport was renamed in 1992 for Dr. Horacio Guzmán, governor for most of the period between 1958 and 1964, and by whose initiative the facility was built. It is located 33 km (21 mi) southeast of the provincial capital, in Ciudad Perico.
Aerolíneas Argentinas used to use Jujuy Airport for refuelling before long flights to Bogotá, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Lima.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Córdoba, Salta |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque (Resumes 20 June 2016)[2] |
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2008 | 47,644 | N.A. | 1,120 | N.A. | 236 | N.A. |
| 2009 | 91,263 |  91.55% | 2,066 | 84.46% | 163 |  30.93% |
| 2010 | 95,971 | 5.16% | 2,203 | 6.63% | 158 | 3.07% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||||
References
- ↑ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
- ↑ Andes resumes flights to Jujuy