domingo, 29 de abril de 2007

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery is the second airport of the city of Buenos Aires. It is located in the north of the city, right next to the Rio de la Plata as you can see in the picture and take-off video below. It is used for domestic flights and for flights to Uruguay. In the latter capacity i used it once going to Montevideo, Uruguay. The airlines which use this airport are:

  • Aerolíneas Argentinas
  • Austral
  • Andes Líneas Aéreas
  • LAN Airlines
  • Sol Líneas Aéreas
  • PLUNA (Uruguayan)
Jorge Newbery was an Argentinian aviator who died in an air crash in 1914.

This airport also has a military part which is base for Tango o1 which is the "Air Force 1" version of the Argentine President.