Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Buenos Aires metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ezeiza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 30 April 1949 | ||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 67 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′20″S 58°32′09″W / 34.82222°S 58.53583°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: AIP, ANAC, EANA, ORSNA, WorldAeroData, Empresa Argentina de Navegación Aérea statistics for 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) (IATA: EZE, ICAO: SAEZ), also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-southwest of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. Covering 3,475 hectares (13.42 sq mi; 8,590 acres), it is one of two commercial airports serving Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, along with Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Pistarini Airport is the country's largest international airport by number of passengers handled—85% of international traffic—and is a hub for international flights of Aerolíneas Argentinas, which operates domestic services from the airport as well. It has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. since 1998.