Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario – Islas Malvinas) (IATA: ROS, ICAO: SAAR), formerly known as Fisherton International Airport, is located 13 km (8.1 mi) west-northwest[2] from the center of Rosario, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 550 ha (1,400 acres) and is operated by the Province of Santa Fe.[2][3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Province of Santa Fe | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft / 26 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′13″S 60°47′04″W / 32.90361°S 60.78444°W | ||||||||||
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The airport serves the Greater Rosario area and is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and COPA. There are domestic flights within Argentina from Rosario to Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Salta, Puerto Iguazú, San Carlos de Bariloche, El Calafate, Mar del Plata (via Buenos Aires), Mendoza (vía Córdoba), Santa Fe (via Buenos Aires) and Villa Gesell (only in summer, via Buenos Aires), as well as international services to Panama and Rio de Janeiro.
The airport is at an elevation of 26 m (85 ft) and the runway is 3,000 m × 60 m (9,843 ft × 197 ft). A new terminal was constructed between 2003 and 2004, effectively making Rosario an international airport.
During the first years of the 21st century the Rosario Airport lost a considerable volume of air traffic, even after being updated and expanded in 2003–2004. In 2005 there were only 1,807 flights, about 75% less than in 2000. Since 2013, however, it has been steadily growing in both traffic and connectivity.[4]
The airport's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish).
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Mendoza, Neuquen, Puerto Iguazú, Punta Cana (begins 3 January 2025),[5] Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche Seasonal: Florianópolis, Mar del Plata, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão (begins 1 January 2025)[6] |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| Gol Linhas Aéreas | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Seasonal: Florianópolis (resumes 4 January 2025)[7] |
| LADE | Reconquista |
| LATAM Peru | Lima[citation needed] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport traffic
- ^ a b c "SAAR ROSARIO / ISLAS MALVINAS" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. (126 KB) at AIP Argentina
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional Rosario "Islas Malvinas" Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ^ "Más de 740 mil pasajeros pasaron en 2017 por el aeropuerto de Rosario".
- ^ "Aerolíneas Argentinas volará a Punta Cana desde Tucumán y Rosario". 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Aerolíneas terá quatro rotas de Córdoba e Rosário para o Brasil no verão". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "GOL Linhas Aéreas incrementa sus vuelos a Rosario para el verano y vuelve a conectarla con Florianópolis". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
edit- El Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario (in Spanish) at City of Rosario website
- Aeropuerto Internacional Rosario "Islas Malvinas" (in Spanish) at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
- Current weather for SAAR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ROS at Aviation Safety Network