Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) is an airport in

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serving the city of

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. It was built in 1972, and was officially inaugurated with an

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flight on 3 January 1973. Construction of the terminal started on 9 June 1981 and ended on 23 April 1987. Since 1999, the airport has been operated by

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. In 2007, it handled 44,477 passengers. The airport is named after

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, a soldier born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the

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and died in Ñantoco,

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in 1870.

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Aeropuerto de Catamarca "Coronel Felipe Vallese"
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Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
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(English or Spanish) * * Airports in Catamarca Province {{argentina-airport-stub