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Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport

Coordinates: 27°26′57″S 058°45′31″W / 27.44917°S 58.75861°W / -27.44917; -58.75861
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Corrientes International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes – Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro
Summary
Airport typePublic and Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesCorrientes, Corrientes Province, Argentina
LocationRuta N12, Km 1007, Corrientes (W3400)
Elevation AMSL62 m / 203 ft
Coordinates27°26′57″S 058°45′31″W / 27.44917°S 58.75861°W / -27.44917; -58.75861
Map
CNQ is located in Argentina
CNQ
CNQ
Location of the airport in Argentina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,100 6,890 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers71.883
Aircraft movements4,453
Source: DAFIF, 2016 World Airport Traffic Report.[1]

Corrientes International Airport (IATA: CNQ, ICAO: SARC) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes), also known as Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro and Cambá Punta) is an airport in Corrientes Province, Argentina, serving the city of Corrientes, built in 1961 while the terminal was completed in 1964. A new terminal and a new control tower were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The old buildings were demolished.

Between April 2014 and October 2015, Corrientes Airport was closed because of works on its runway. Flights were rescheduled to Resistencia International Airport, about 20 miles (32 km) to the west.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
JetSmart Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

References

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  1. ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
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