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Morón Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Morón) is southwest of the center of Morón, a western suburb of
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in the
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of
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. The airport is located within a densely populated metropolitan area. The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Runway 20. The El Palomar
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(Ident: PAL) is located north-northeast of the airport.


Description

The
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covers an area of . It is located about from Buenos Aires city and was the main airport in Argentina prior to the opening of
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Ministro Pistarini International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) , also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport s ...
in 1944. Morón was the base of the defunct airline CATA, which operated between 1986 and 2004. Also located at Morón are the following institutions: * the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica, an aircraft
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with historic aircraft on display. * the Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil, a government organization providing training to civilian pilots and technicians. * a flying school operated by the Aero Club Argentino (''Argentine Air Club'') * several private flying schools.


Military use

From 1951 to 1988 was the location of the VII Air Brigade (Spanish: ''VII Brigada Aérea'') of the
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, which operated various aircraft, including:
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, Bell UH-1D,
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, and
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.Argentine Air Force website, VII Air Brigade page
(accessed 2015-03-15)


See also

*
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 ...
*
List of airports in Argentina This is a list of airports in Argentina, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports ICAO location identifiers link to airport page at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos' (ORSNA), where availableMap of airports. Airport names sho ...


References


External links


OpenStreetMap - Morón AirportMorón Airport
at The Airport Guide * *
Current weather for Morón
at ''Servicio Meteorológico Nacional''

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