Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport

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) 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.

Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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
Map
CNQ
Location of the airport in Argentina
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]

It is also known as Aeropuerto de "Cambá Punta". It is usual to fly from Corrientes and return to Resistencia because both airports are really close to each other. The same is true with Sauce Viejo Airport (SFN – in Santa Fe City) and General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA – in Paraná, Entre Ríos), which are 19 km (12 mi) apart.

It has a 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft) passenger terminal. Alternative from Corrientes, it is Resistencia International Airport, in Resistencia, Chaco, which is 16 km (10 mi) to the west.

Between April 2014 and October 2015, Corrientes Airport was closed because of works at Runway 02/20. Daily flight AR1782/82 was rescheduled to Resistencia International Airport. This was made using 737-800 instead of 737-700 during August of that year.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Flybondi Buenos Aires–El Palomar[2]

References
  1. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. Flybondi begin service to Corrientes from March 2018


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