Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (, ) is an airport serving

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, a city in the

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of Argentina. The airport is in the southeastern corner of the city, and is an access to

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. The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983. Since 1999, it has been operated by

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. It has a passenger terminal and parking space for 70 cars. There is distant rising terrain to the west. Runway length includes a aligned taxiway and a

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 t ...

Airlines and destinations

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