Mauricio Gilli Aerodrome ( es, link=no, Aeródromo Mauricio Gilli – Tucumán) is an airport serving
Yerba Buena
Yerba buena or hierba buena is the Spanish name for a number of aromatic plants, most of which belong to the mint family. ''Yerba buena'' translates as "good herb". The specific plant species regarded as ''yerba buena'' varies from region to regi ...
, a western suburb of
Tucumán in the
Tucumán Province
Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh ...
of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It is commonly known as Aeroclub Tucumán. The main airport of Tucumán is the
Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is an international airport east of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán in Argentina. It serves Tucumán Province in the north of the country. It was built in 1981, and its terminal was inaugu ...
, to the east.
The airport is on the northern side of Yerba Buena, and is used for light aviation, flight training, and radio-controlled aircraft. Rising terrain west of the airport requires approach and departures to be conducted to the east. There are an additional of grass overrun on the west end of the runway.
The Tucuman
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: TUC) is located east-southeast of Aeroclub Tucumán. The Teniente Benjamin Matienzo
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: OU) is located southeast of the airport.
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Transport in Argentina
Transport in Argentina is mainly based on a complex network of routes, crossed by relatively inexpensive long-distance buses and by cargo trucks. The country also has a number of national and international airports. The importance of the long-di ...
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List of airports in Argentina
This is a list of airports in Argentina, sorted by location.
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Airports
ICAO location identifiers link to airport page at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos' (ORSNA), where availableMap of airports.
Airport names sho ...
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Reserva experimental Horco Molle
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Aeroclub Horco Molle
Airports in Tucumán Province
San Miguel de Tucumán
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