Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport

Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui" Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui") (IATA: COC, ICAO: SAAC), also known as Concordia Airport, is a domestic airport serving Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the city.[1]

Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport

Aeropuerto de Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui"
Summary
OperatorMunicipality of Concordia
Serves
LocationMonseñor Rosch and Suboficial Principal Tesce (C.P. 3200), Concordia
Elevation AMSL34 m / 112 ft
Coordinates31°17′49″S 57°59′48″W / 31.29694°S 57.99667°W / -31.29694; -57.99667
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COC is located in Argentina
COC
COC
Location of the airport in Argentina
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,600 5,249 Asphalt
Sources: ORSNA,[1] World Aero Data,[2] GCM,[3] STV[4]

The airport covers an area of 94 hectares (0.36 sq mi; 230 acres) and has a 257-square-metre (2,770 sq ft) terminal.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

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  • 15 November 1975: On approach to the airport inbound from Buenos Aires, an Aerolíneas Argentinas Fokker F28-1000, tail number LV-LOB, struck tree tops 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) short of the runway, causing the nosegear to contact the ground first, shearing off both the nose and the nosegear. There were no reported fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Aeropuerto de Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui"" [Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui" Airport]. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Airport information for SAAC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. ^ Airport information for Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ Airport information for Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui" Airport at Transport Search website.
  5. ^ Accident description for LV-LOB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
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