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Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public and Military

Elevation AMSL
  
62 m / 203 ft

Code
  
CNQ

Province
  
Corrientes Province

Operator
  
Government

02/20
  
2,100

Elevation
  
62 m

Phone
  
+54 379 445-8340

Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport

Serves
  
Corrientes, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Location
  
Ruta N12, Km 1007, Corrientes (W3400)

Address
  
Ruta 12 Km. 1020, Corrientes, Argentina

Similar
  
Avis Rent Ar SA, Aerolíneas Argentinas Corrientes, Resistenc Internatio Airport, Centenario shoppings Mall

Corrientes International Airport (IATA: CNQ, ICAO: SARC) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes), also known as Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro) is an airport in Corrientes Province, Argentina, serving the city of Corrientes, built in 1961 while the terminal was completed in 1964. A new terminal and a new control tower were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The old buildings were demolished.

It is also known as Aeropuerto de "Cambá Punta". It is usual to fly from Corrientes and return to Resistencia because both airports are really close to each other. The same is true with Sauce Viejo Airport (SFN – in Santa Fe City) and General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA – in Paraná, Entre Ríos), which are 19 km (12 mi) apart.

It has a 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft) passenger terminal. Alternative from Corrientes, it is Resistencia International Airport, in Resistencia, Chaco, which is 16 km (10 mi) to the west.

Between April 2014 and October 2015, Corrientes Airport was closed because of works at Runway 02/20. Daily flight AR1782/82 was rescheduled to Resistencia International Airport.This was made using 737-800 instead of 737-700 during August of that year.

References

Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport Wikipedia