Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento) (IATA: UAQ, ICAO: SANU) is an airport in San Juan Province, Argentina, serving the city of San Juan. It is named in honor of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of Argentina.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport

Aeropuerto de San Juan
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesSan Juan
Elevation AMSL1,949 ft / 594 m
Coordinates31°34′20″S 68°25′05″W
Map
UAQ
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,460 8,071 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers371,211[1]
Passenger change 15–1694.4%
Aircraft movements4,285
Movements change 15–1635.99%
Source: SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3] GCM[4]

Planning to build San Juan Airport started on 15 February 1958. The plans were authorized in 1961, and the construction started in 1971. It was almost finished by 1977, but was completely destroyed with the 1977 San Juan earthquake. Reconstruction occurred between 1977 and 1980, and the new airport was inaugurated 25 February 1981.

The airport has a 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft) terminal and parking for 80 cars. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

The San Juan non-directional beacon (Ident: J) is located 1.7 nautical miles (3 km) north of the airport. The San Juan VOR-DME (Ident: JUA) is located on the field.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 63,706 5.44%1,457 0.76%347 3.58%
2006 67,715 6.29%1,25214.07%38410.66%
2007 68,756 1.54%1,278 2.08%346 9.90%
2008 68,858 0.15%1,350 5.63%30611.56%
2009 104,98052.46%1,51512.22%303 0.98%
2010 131,04724.83%2,45161.78%41837.95%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

References
  1. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
  2. "Domingo F Sarmiento Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "San Juan International Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. Airport information for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. "San Juan VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. "San Juan NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 23 April 2019.


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