Argentinstan City International Airport
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Argentinstan City International Airport (FAA: ARG, IATA: ARG) is the primary airport and one of two airports serving the Argentinstan City metro area. It is the busiest airport in Argentinstan, a position it has held for the past 7 years. The airport handled 46,877,373 passengers in the last calendar year and also had 4,412,523 flight movements, of which 90% were international.
The airport has 9 terminals, two of which are used for domestic flights, one for intra-regional flights, three for international flights, one for cargo flights, one for private jets and private aviation flights, a satellite terminal in use for low-cost carriers. The airport has 6 runways, 5 of which are active year-round while 1 is active only during the summer months when the fog lifts.
The airport is about 50 minutes away from Argentinstan City, 10 minutes from Heart Mountain National Park, and 60 minutes from Tower Hills. Estimates above are for off-peak times, by automobile.
Argentinstan City International Airport was founded in 1915 as Argentinstan National Airport to serve as the forefront of Argentinstan's aviation development. The airport originally was used as base for Embraer Air Services, an aircraft manufacturing company, to develop their first prototypes.
In 1932, after 17 years of use by Embraer Air Services, the company vacated the airport and moved to Rio de Janeiro, Argentinstan due to the rising taxes in the city and the rapid development around the airport. The newly founded Royal Air Force, a branch of the Argentinstan Armed Forces, purchased the airport from the city and turned it into its main base for aircraft repairs and deployment.
During World War II, the base became the launching point of all of the RAF's missions to Europe to fight with the Allied powers. During this time, military numbers surged and the base soon became unable to handle the growth. The armed forces quickly constructed an additional terminal and seven new hangars as well as adding 2 more runways. To accommodate this major expansion, then Argentine President, Sebastian Pinera, was advised by the AAF to use eminent domain and annex the surrounding land. Then President Pinera did and local residents protested for weeks against the government until the government returned the land and resorted to land reclamation from the San Francisco River to fuel the expansion.
After World War II, the airport was converted to commercial/military use. An additional 2 terminals were added, bringing the total count to 4 and the runway count to 3 due to an another runway being added.
In 1946, Air Argentine became the first airline to fly to the airport, making two round trip flights from the ariport to Mariob, Argentinstan. The first commercial flight to takeoff from the airport was Air Argentine 120 bound for Mariobo and the first flight to land at the airport was AirAndes 54 from San Francisco, Argentinstan.
Air Argentine moved its superhub from Mariobo to the airport in 1952 and added nonstop flights to all over the nation. Along with its move, several runways were added during the period until 1960, a time of economic growth for the nation.
Customs and immigrations facilities were added in 1956 at the request of Air Argentine whom also started nonstop international flights to Santiago, Paleno, Vancouver, Mjobsarous, and Montevideo, Uruguistan. At this time, the airport was handling around 8,500 passengers per year, making it the 2nd busiest airport after Mariobo.
The period of time from 1970 until 2000 saw the airport grow even bigger nearing its current state in 2000 with 8 terminals, 7 runways, and more airlines. It entered its first decline in 2001 with the September 11 attacks in New York. Air Argentine cut routes and frequencies as well as later dehubbing Argentinstan City. The airport recieved the hub status again in 2003.
In 2006, the crisis resolved and the airport began a major expansion, adding terminals and runways for its current state. The airport also, in 2006, became the busiest airport by flight movements in the nation with a dramatic increase in flights when new destinations were available.
In 2008, it lost the busiest airport status to Mariobo International Airport once again. The low-cost carrier frenzy also hit the travel industry with low-cost carriers like Rougeair, Aloha Airways, and Aerolineas Argentinas entering the market.
2015 saw the first terrorist attack on Argentine soil since WWII when Eddy Taylor, a permanent resident, masterminded the detonation of three bombs at the airport and 1 on a landing Boeing 747-400F -- check-in aisles in T1, security checkpoint in T6, parking structure outside T2, and onboard ARG Express 1600 from Canary Beach. The airport was shut down for 2 weeks after the attack, stranding thousands of passengers and cancelling or diverting over 2,000 flights. Investigations continued until early 2016 which resulted in a trial that found Taylor guilty on over 40 charges in June 2017. He was sentenced to 54 years in federal prison, eligible for parole after 22 years.
The airport started a $1.3 million SAD renovation of its aging air traffic control tower in Spring of 2017. The project is estimated to be completed in late 2019.
HOW TO GET TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
The airport is about 50 minutes away from Argentinstan City, 10 minutes from Heart Mountain National Park, and 60 minutes from Tower Hills. Estimates above are for off-peak times, by automobile.
BY CAR
From Argentinstan City, Highway 1 directly goes from the city center to the airport, taking exit AIR1. From Heart Mountain National Park, take Highway 5 until the junction with Highway 1 and 2. There, switch to Highway 1 for the airport. From Tower Hills, take Highway 1 to the airport.
BY BUS
Several bus lines operate to the airport from various locations around the city and surrounding areas. From Argentinstan City, lines A100, A50, and A24 all operate to the airport regularly departing from Grand Central Station, Ashmont, and the Financial District. From Tower Hills, there are shuttles provided b the TH Transportation Service that shuttle passengers to the airport.
BY RAIL
The Argentintstan City Metro has two stations at the airport -- Airport South and Airport North and the Green Line services both. The trip from the ariport to the city center on the metro is about 17 minutes. Argenrail operates Cityrail, a commuter rail system, to Airport North as well as the Skyliner, a high-speed rail line servicing Airport North to Grand Central Station. Cityrail takes about 25 minutes while the Skyliner takes 8 minutes.
AIRTRAIN
The ARG AirTrain is the automated people mover connecting all 9 terminals except the cargo terminal, on-site hotel (PATA Hotel), the 3 parking structures, SkyPier, and the Argentinstan City Metro stations. There are 50 2-car trains that operate at 1.5 minute intervals 24 hours a day. The train is free to ride.
IMMIGRATION/CUSTOMS
Immigration and customs at the airport is managed by the Department of Homeland Security acting as the Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBPA). All passengers arriving from international destinations must go through immigration and customs unless they arrive from one of the many airports with border pre-clearance facilities.
Passports & Visas
A passport and in some cases, a valid Argentine visa, is required to enter the nation. The passport must have a validity of at least 6 months, as well as the visa. To find out if you need a visa, please refer to the Argentinstan visa policy.
A visa does not guarantee entry and the final decision is up to the immigration officer.
Visa On Arrival Eligibility
Argentinstan City International Airport in conjunction with the CBPA offers a 30 day visa on arrival to permanent residents of Taitung Pinyin if they don't already qualify for visa-free travel.
Customs
The customs laws of the nation allow for some quantities of the below goods to be brought in duty-free. They also require a customs form to be filled out before arrival with declarations of what goods they are bringing in and goods that surpass the allowance of duty-free.
AIRPORT SECURITY
Argentinstan City International Airport's airport security is managed by the Transporte de Seguridad Nacional or the National Security Transportation (NST). There are about 5-6 checkpoints in every terminal to screen departing and transiting passengers. It carries out routine baggage checks and pat-downs as well.
Prohibited items:
