Ministro Pistarini International Airport

Ministro Pistarini International Airport or also called as Ezeiza International Airport is an airport in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Its IATA code is EZE and ICAO code is SAEZ.

It is the direct entrance of long-distance international flights to the country, since the domestic and regional connections operate mostly from the Jorge Newbery Airport, which makes it the largest and most modern air terminal in Argentina.  It recently received a rating of over 8 points out of 10 in the 2019 AirHelp Score, earning it 20th place in this ranking.

It is currently the base of operations for Aerolíneas Argentinas internationally. It is also the headquarters of the Ezeiza Naval Air Station of the Argentine Navy.

Opened in 1949, it was for three years the largest air base in the world. It operates with several airlines. Given its geographical location and market size, an important part of its flights have stopovers in Santiago, São Paulo and Lima.

Here are some of North American carriers that currently serve Ministro Pistarini:
 American Airlines (Flies JFK-EZE and MIA-EZE)
 United Airlines (Flies IAH-EZE)

Extensions

Modernization 2017-Current

In January 2017, the Minister of the Interior, Rogelio Frigerio, presented the Advance Passenger Information system that speeds up immigration procedures and obtains accurate information on the criminal record of passengers entering the country.

In March 2018, the Argentine government presented a $15 billion investment plan to transform the Ezeiza International Airport.
 Statistics 

+ Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics   Passengers  Change from previous year  Aircraft operations  Change from previous year  Cargo(metric tons)  Change from previous year20056,365,989  14.34%  62,048   6.10%  177,358   1.41%20066,867,596   7.88%  63,693   2.65%  187,415   5.67%20077,487,779   9.03%  70,576  10.81%  204,909   9.33%20088,012,794   7.01%  71,037   0.65%  205,506   0.29%20097,910,048   1.28%  67,488   5.00%  162,806  20.78%20108,786,807  11.08%  65,063   3.59%  212,890  30.96% Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics(Years 2005–2010)

+ Busiest international routes from and to Ezeiza (2017) Rank City Passengers 1 Santiago, Chile 1,130,000 2 Miami, USA 1,001,000 3 Lima, Peru 896,000 4 Madrid, Spain 815,000 5 São Paulo, Brazil 739,000 6 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 654,000 7 Bogotá, Colombia 372,000 8 Rome, Italy 332,000 9 New York City 329,000 10 Panama City, Panama 275,000

Infrastructure
 Track area: 483,897 m²
 Taxiway area: 298,720 m²
 Platforms: 515,900 m²
 Maintenance area: 15,000 m²
 Hangars: 5
 Landing and take-off runways: 2
 Telescopic sleeves: 20
 Remote positions: 25

The airport has the capacity to serve the Airbus A380 superjumbo in hangar 5.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 

Category:Airports in Argentina
Category:1946 establishments in South America
Category:1940s establishments in Argentina
Category:Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires