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Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport

San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

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Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport

San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Gateway to Argentina's northwestern Tucumán province.

Opened
1947
Location
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (IATA: TUC, ICAO: SANT) serves San Miguel de Tucumán, the capital of Tucumán Province in northwestern Argentina. Named after Argentine aviation pioneer Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo, the airport is the primary air gateway for the region and handles both domestic and limited international traffic. The airport connects Tucumán to Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities, supporting the province's sugar industry, tourism, and commercial activity. It is operated under Argentina's national airport system and has undergone modernization efforts to improve passenger facilities and runway capacity.
Terminals
The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.
Getting to & from
The airport is located approximately 9 kilometers east of the city center and is accessible by taxi and remis (hired car) services.
Airlines here
Aerolíneas Argentinas and Flybondi are among the principal carriers operating scheduled services at TUC.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo, who died attempting a trans-Andean flight in 1919.
  • ›Serves as the main airport for Argentina's northwestern sugar-producing Tucumán Province.
  • ›The airport holds international designation but primarily handles domestic routes.
  • ›Located near the historic city where Argentina's independence was declared in 1816.
  • ›Runway length supports jet aircraft operations for domestic trunk routes to Buenos Aires.
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TUC → AEPAR · 737
TUC → AEPLA · 320
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Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is an international airport 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán in Argentina. It serves Tucumán Province in the north of the country. It was built in 1981, and its terminal was inaugurated on 12 October 1986. The airport provides four departure gates, two arrival gates, immigration and passenger services, plus the second largest cargo terminal in Argentina.

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