Centro Universitario de Aviación ( es, link=no, Matanza/Aeroclub Universitario, ) is an airport serving La Matanza Partido, a southern district in the

Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjac ...

conurbation A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ca ...

. The airport is located within a bend of the

Matanza River The River The Matanza River is known by several names, including, in Spanish, Río de la Matanza ("the slaughter river" in English), Río Matanza ("slaughter river"), Río Mataderos ("slaughterhouses river"), Río de la Manzana ("the apple rive ...

in the partido. The airport was begun by the Centro Universitario de Aviación in 1929 as a center for pilot training. Approaches to Runway 27 and Runway 35 are over residential areas, and both runways have

displaced threshold A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway. The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from the ...

s, not included in runway length. The Ezeiza VOR-DME (Ident: EZE) is located south-southeast of the airport.

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OpenStreetMap - Centro Universitario de AviaciónOurAirports - Matanza Airport
* Airports in Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-airport-stub

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