Airport type Public 01/19 2,800 Elevation 464 m Yearly aircraft movements 1,039 | Elevation AMSL 464 m / 1,522 ft Code CTC Province Catamarca Province Passenger count 31,428 | |
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Operator Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 Serves Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina Location Ruta P33, Km 22, Los Puestos (K4712XAI) Address 33, K4707XAI, Catamarca, Argentina Similar Catamarca Car, Flecha Bus Catamarca / Chevallier, Aerolineas Argentinas, Autovia SA, Turismo Catamarca | ||
Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela) (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
It was built in 1972, and was officially inaugurated with an Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 flight on 3 January 1973. Construction started on the terminal on 9 June 1981 and ended 23 April 1987.
It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar, and a parking place for 35 cars.
Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007, 44,477 passengers went through Catamarca Airport.
Felipe Varela was a militar born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile in 1870. He is nicknamed "The Last Warlord".