Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport

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Serves ConcordiaFederación 03/21 1,600 Code COC		Elevation AMSL 34 m / 112 ft 1,600 5,249

Operator Municipality of Concordia Location Monseñor Rosch and Suboficial Principal Tesce (C.P. 3200), Concordia

Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui" Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui") (IATA: COC, ICAO: SAAC), also known as Concordia Airport, is a domestic airport serving Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the city.

The airport covers an area of 94 hectares (0.36 sq mi; 230 acres) and has a 257-square-metre (2,770 sq ft) terminal.

Accidents and incidents

15 November 1975: On approach to the airport inbound from Buenos Aires, an Aerolíneas Argentinas Fokker F28-1000, tail number LV-LOB, struck tree tops 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) short of the runway, causing the nosegear to contact the ground first, shearing off both the nose and the nosegear. There were no reported fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.

References

Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport Wikipedia

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