El Palomar Airport

El Palomar Airport (IATA: EPA, ICAO: SADP) is a commercial and military airport in El Palomar, Argentina. It is the home base for the 1st Air Brigade (Spanish: Primera Brigada Aérea) of the Argentine Air Force, which is mainly a transportation unit. It is located 18 km (11 mi) west of Buenos Aires, near the El Palomar station of the San Martín railway line.

El Palomar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
ServesBuenos Aires
LocationEl Palomar, Argentina
Hub for
Elevation AMSL18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates34°36′36″S 058°36′45″W
Map
SADP
Location in greater Buenos Aires
SADP
Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,110 6,923 Asphalt
Source: WAD,[1][2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 59 feet (18 m) above mean sea level and it has one runway designated 16/34 which measures 6,923 by 164 feet (2,110 m × 50 m).

It is located 2 km from Acceso Oeste Highway and 200 mts from San Martín Line's El Palomar station.

In February 2017, it was announced that Flybondi, a new low-cost carrier, would use the airport in 2018 as a base to fly to multiple destinations within Argentina.[3] Another low cost airline, JetSmart, has since arrived at the airport, and began flying international routes.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Flybondi Asunción,[4] Bahia Blanca, Córdoba, Corrientes, Florianópolis, Jujuy, Mendoza, Neuquen, Porto Alegre, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, Santiago del Estero, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Trelew, Tucumán
Seasonal: Punta del Este
JetSmart Santiago de Chile
JetSmart Argentina Córdoba, Mendoza, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, Santiago de Chile, Tucumán, Ushuaia
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References
  1. Airport information for SADP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for SADP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Las polémicas “low cost” llegan a El Palomar
  4. "Flybondi to cross the border in December with Asunción, Punta del Este services". MercoPress. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.



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