Las Higueras Airport (IATA: RCU, ICAO: SAOC) is an airport serving Río Cuarto, a city in the Córdoba Province of Argentina. The airport is 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Río Cuarto, near the suburb of Las Higueras.
Las Higueras Airport Area De Material Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Río Cuarto, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Las Higueras | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,381 ft / 421 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°05′10″S 64°15′41″W / 33.08611°S 64.26139°W | ||||||||||||||
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Runway lengths do not include blast pads of 250 metres (820 ft) on Runway 05 and 125 metres (410 ft) on Runway 23.[2]
The Rio Cuarto VOR (Ident: TRC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: R) are located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 17 July 1958: An Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47A, tail number T-22, crashed upon takeoff following an engine failure.[6]
- 5 May 1969: An ANAC Douglas R4D-1, registration LQ-IPC, crashed on landing at the airport, killing all 11 occupants aboard.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Airport information for Rio Cuarto Area De Material Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ a b "Rio Cuarto Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Rio Cuarto/Area De Material Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Rio Cuarto NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Rio Cuarto VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Accident description for T-22 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ Accident description for LQ-IPC at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Rio Cuarto Airport
- Airport information for Área Material Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for Río Cuarto Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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