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. 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).

History

It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an

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on 1 November 1929. The new terminal was constructed in 1952. The airport was named after the Argentine military engineer

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has been operating the airport since the early 2000s. On 22 November 2017, the longest non-stop flight ever made by the

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landed at the airport. The flight was part of the RAF's support in the search for the

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submarine which had disappeared days before. This flight also marked the first time an RAF airplane had landed at the airport since the

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era.

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Accidents and incidents

*1956: An

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A, tail number CTA-4, was damaged beyond economical repair at the airport, under unspecified circumstances. There were no reported fatalities. *8 April 2004: An

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T-84, force-landed off the airport. Despite the aircraft sustaining substantial damage, there were no reported fatalities among the six occupants.

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