Morón Airport () is southwest of the center of
Morón, a western suburb of
Buenos Aires
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in the
Buenos Aires Province
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of
Argentina
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.
The airport is located within a densely populated metropolitan area. The runway length includes a
displaced threshold
A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from t ...
on Runway 20.
[ The El Palomar ]VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its Bearing (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(Ident: PAL) is located north-northeast of the airport.
Description
The airport
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covers an area of . It is located about from Buenos Aires city and was the main airport in Argentina prior to the opening of Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ministro Pistarini International Airport () , also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport south-southwest of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the capital c ...
in 1944.
Morón was the base of the defunct airline CATA, which operated between 1986 and 2004.
Also located at Morón are the following institutions:
* the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica, an aircraft museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
with historic aircraft on display.
* the Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil, a government organization providing training to civilian pilots and technicians.
* a flying school operated by the Aero Club Argentino (''Argentine Air Club'')
* several private flying schools.
Military use
From 1951 to 1988 was the location of the VII Air Brigade (Spanish: ''VII Brigada Aérea'') of the Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force (, or simply ''FAA'') is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military and 6,900 civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadie ...
, which operated various aircraft, including: Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneere ...
, Morane-Saulnier MS-760
The Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris is a French four-seat jet trainer and liaison aircraft designed and manufactured by Morane-Saulnier.
The Paris was based upon an earlier proposed trainer aircraft, the MS.755 Fleuret. Following the failure of ...
, Bell UH-1D, Hughes 369
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, Sikorsky S-58T
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, Grumman Albatross
The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin-radial engined amphibious flying boat that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the Royal Canadian Air Force primarily as a search and ...
, and T-34 Mentor
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.Argentine Air Force website, VII Air Brigade page
(accessed 2015-03-15)
See also
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Transport in Argentina
Transport in Argentina is mainly based on a complex network of routes, crossed by relatively inexpensive long-distance buses and by cargo trucks. The country also has a number of national and international airports. The importance of the long-d ...
*
List of airports in Argentina
This is a list of airports in Argentina, sorted by location.
Airports
ICAO location identifiers link to airport page at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos' (ORSNA), where availableMap of airports.
Airport names shown in bol ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap – Morón AirportMorón Airport
at The Airport Guide
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Current weather for Morón
at ''Servicio Meteorológico Nacional''
''(accessed 2015-03-15)''
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Airports in Buenos Aires Province
Argentine Air Force bases