General Justo José de Urquiza Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza") is located on the southeast side of
Paraná, a city in the
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east.
Its capital is Paraná ...
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, t ...
. The airport covers an area of and is operated by
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A., sometimes abbreviated as AA2000, is a company based in the city of Buenos Aires that operates 35 airports in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), ...
.
The airport is named for
Justo José de Urquiza, president of the
Argentine Confederation
The Argentine Confederation (Spanish: ''Confederación Argentina'') was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35. It was the na ...
from 1854 to 1860.
The
Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
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* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
* Falkl ...
''Second Air Brigade, Paraná''
is based on the north side of the airport, while the public terminal facilities are on the west side.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
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Transport in Argentina
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List of airports in Argentina
References
External links
FallingRain - General Urquiza Airport*
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Airports in Argentina
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