The Aviador Carlos Campos airport, popularly known as “Chapelco”, located in the Neuquén town of San Martín de los Andes, recorded the best year in its entire history by receiving more than 262,000 passengers throughout 2023, 33.67% more than in 2022, reported the provincial government.
According to the December report published by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), The airport of the mountain town “received 262,000 passengers throughout 2023, 33.67% more than in 2022; while in December it registered an increase of 36.84% compared to November 2023 and 84% with December 2022,” the Neuquén Government indicated in a statement.
Likewise, he pointed out that the Presidente Perón airport in the city of Neuquén “it did not manage to surpass the record of 2019, when it registered 1.2 million passengers, although it recorded the second best period since its launch,” registering in 2023 “a total of 1,126,000 passengers.”
On the other hand, the provincial government highlighted that “The Aeroparque-Neuquén route had the second best load factor of all domestic flights with 94%, only surpassed by 96% of the Aeroparque-Río Gallegos route, although with fewer flights (386 and 133, respectively).”
Lastly, he highlighted that The Neuquén capital airport was the tenth airport with the most passengers last December, with 841 movements, which represented 2.5% of the total.
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In summer, the numerous beaches and the beautiful Patagonian postcards make San Martín de los Andes an extremely attractive destination for vacations. This city, on the shores of Lake Lácar and at one of the ends of the Route of the 7 Lakes, offers adventure activities such as trekking, horseback riding and mountain bike circuits, among others, as well as lake experiences.
If you are planning to go, on Aerolíneas Argentinas, a ticket for the first half of February can be obtained for 127,000 pesos round trip. It goes direct and takes 2.20 hours to arrive. While on Jetsmart a direct flight For that fortnight it is $209,954. By the end of February, prices drop a little: in Jestmart you can get round-trip flights for $87,998 and in Aerolíneas from $119,958.