Jorge Newbery Airport Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"
IATA: AEP – ICAO: SABE
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves		Buenos Aires, Argentina
Elevation AMSL		5 m / 18 ft
Coordinates		34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°W / -34.55889; -58.41639 (Aeroparque Jorge Newbery)Coordinates: 34°33′32″S 058°24′59″W / 34.55889°S 58.41639°W / -34.55889; -58.41639 (Aeroparque Jorge Newbery)
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
13/31	2,100	6,890	Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Total Passengers			6,489,066
Sources: Argentinian AIP, ORSNA

Jorge Newbery Airport (Spanish: Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery") (IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is located in Palermo neighborhood, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of the center of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 138 hectares (341 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. It is located in the city near the Río de la Plata. The airport is named after Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery.

Originally it was the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires and only handled international flights to Uruguay. However, since March 2010, there are also flights to Brazil, Chile and Paraguay.

Its military sector is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft; which is based at "El Palomar" military airport.

In 2009, the airport handled 6,489,066 passengers and 93,346 aircraft movements.

Between October 20 and December 5, 2010, the airport will be closed for major renovations, including rebuilding the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Due to major renovations, the airport will be closed between October 20 and December 5, 2010. All flights will be re-directed to Ezeiza. Normal operations will resume on December 6.

Accidents and incidents

• On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field. Both 2 crew members survived without injury.
• On 11 May 1975, Vickers Viscount CX-AQO of PLUNA was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway.
• On 27 January 1978, an Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC 1-11 was damaged by an oxygen tank that set on fire. No-one was injured.
• On 7 May 1981, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901, a BAC 1-11, crashed on approach after a flight from Tucumán. All 31 passengers and crew were killed.
• On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142, a Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after take-off due to mechanical failure and pilot error. 63 of the 100 passengers and crew were killed along with 2 on the ground rising the death toll to 65.
• On 20 February 2004, an Austral Líneas Aéreas McDonnell Douglas MD-81, lost a wheel shortly after rotating from the runway. The wheel smashed through the permiter fence, then came to rest on a golf course near the airport. The captain circled the airport to burn off fuel where an emergency landing took place. All onboard survived.

Statistics

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