General Enrique Mosconi International Airport () is an international airport in the Chubut Province, Argentina, serving Comodoro Rivadavia. The airfield is located north of the city, covers an area of , and has a terminal.
The airport is the main hub of Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE).
It was named after Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi (21 February 1877 – 4 June 1940), who was a military engineer for the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum surveyance and exploitation in Argentina.
History It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an Aeroposta Argentina flight between Bahía Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia vía San Antonio Oeste and Trelew on 1 November 1929. The new terminal was constructed in 1952. The airport was named after the Argentine military engineer Enrique Mosconi.
Since the early 2000s, the airport has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
The airport previously served international flights to Chile, including to Balmaceda and Santiago. which was operated by Ladeco but the service was suspended by following year.
On 22 November 2017, the longest non-stop flight ever made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom landed at the airport. The flight was part of the RAF's support in the search for the ARA San Juan (S-42) submarine which had disappeared days before. This flight also marked the first time an RAF airplane had landed at the airport since the Falklands War era.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics + Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo(metric tons) Change from previous year2005271,777 6.34% 8,331 9.85% 1,128 5.42%2006277,009 1.93% 7,981 4.20% 1,361 20.66%2007289,750 4.60% 8,621 8.02% 1,080 20.65%2008235,292 18.79% 8,552 0.80% 1,849 71.20%2009338,473 43.85% 9,704 13.47% 868 53.06%2010389,595 15.10% 9,779 0.77% 1,203 38.59% Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics(Years 2005-2010)
Accidents and incidents 1956: An Argentine Army Douglas C-54A, tail number CTA-4, was damaged beyond economical repair at the airport, under unspecified circumstances. There were no reported fatalities. 8 April 2004: An Argentine Air Force Twin Otter, registration T-84, force-landed off the airport. Despite the aircraft sustaining substantial damage, there were no reported fatalities among the six occupants.
See also
Transport in Argentina List of airports in Argentina
References
External links
Accident history for General Enrique Mosconi International Airport at Aviation Safety Network