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Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) (IATA: EZE, ICAO:SAEZ), known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-southwest of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. It is the country’s largest international airport by number of passengers handled—85% of international traffic—and is a hubfor international flights of Aerolíneas Argentinas and LAN Argentina. Covering 3,475 hectares (13.42 sq mi; 8,590 acres), the airport serves Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area. It has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. since 1998. Ministro Pistarini Airport was voted «2007 best airport in the region» following a survey carried out by Skytrax. It dropped to third place in 2010, behind Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport and Jorge Chávez International Airport.
Ministro Pistarini International Airport -
Aerial view AccessThe airport is about 22 km from Buenos Aires city. Road access is by the Riccheri Highway . There is no direct rail link between the airport and the city; while there is a railway station in the nearby town of Ezeiza , with local buses connecting the town to the airport, this is not a usual route. Travel between the airport and anywhere in the Buenos Aires region can be undertaken by city taxi, or limousine ( remise in Spanish), and there are airport shuttle buses operating a non-stop service between the airport and certain locations in central Buenos Aires. Public transport buses to various destinations are also available. HistoryThe airport is named after general and politician Juan Pistarini (1882–1956), but is more commonly known as Ezeiza International Airport because of its location in the city of Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires. It is the country's largest international airport and a hub for the international routes of Aerolíneas Argentinas. The first civilian flight from what is now London Heathrow Airport flew to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 1946. This airport was built between 1945 and 1949; at the time, it was the largest one in Latin America and the only one with three runways, forming an A. That means: three crossed runways (05/23, 11/29 and 17/35), forming three 60° angles. In 1997, RWY 05/23 was closed and now it is used for large aircraft (such as the Airbus A340 or Boeing 747) for parking while cleaning and refueling. The Ezeiza massacre took place in the airport in 1973. OperationsFrom December 2012 citizens from countries requiring an entry visa for Argentine nationals – including Australia, Canada, and the United States and others – are charged a "reciprocity fee" on arrival to the airport, equivalent to the price the countries charge Argentine citizens for a visa. Until December 2012 the tax was collected, in Argentine pesos or US dollars;, at the airport; from that month, the tax must be paid in advance online from the country of origin. In October 2012 Ezeiza Airport recorded the highest annual traffic growth of all the airports operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. For this month, the airport handled 767,824 passengers, a 10.9% increase compared to the previous October; the volume of international and domestic traffic for October 2012 increased 8.7% and 108.3%, respectively, year-on-year. Overall, 2012 traffic figures for the airport indicated a 7.3% increase over the previous year. Figures for July 2013 showed that the airport handled 688,397 passengers, an 8.9% decrease over the previous year. Terminals, airlines and destinationsTerminal C was inaugurated in July 2011; as of December 2011, its facilities were in use by Aerolíneas Argentinas, Air France, and Alitalia for their operations. More SkyTeam members were expected to move their operations to the terminal. In March 2013 terminal B, with an area of 28,795 square metres (309,950 sq ft), was inaugurated, for use by Aerolíneas Argentinas and KLM.
Ministro Pistarini International Airport - Main concourse at Terminal A
Ministro Pistarini International Airport - Terminal B
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Qantas withdrew its service to the airport in favour of Santiago de Chile in March 2012; flights to Ezeiza Airport had begun in November 2008. This followed Malaysia Airlines ' termination of its Boeing 747 -served Kuala Lumpur – Cape Town – Buenos Aires route in early 2012 to cut costs. South African Airways discontinued its Johannesburg – Buenos Aires – Johannesburg service in March 2014. In June 2010, Qatar Airways launched direct flights between the airport and Doha. After a ten-year gap, KLM resumed operations at the airport in October 2011. Emirates launched services to the airport in January 2012, and Turkish Airlines extended its Istanbul – São Paulo service to end at Ezeiza in December the same year. Air New Zealand plans to start non-stop flights between the airport and Auckland in December 2015.
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A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER
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An Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER in 2006
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