# Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP / SABE)

**Aeroparque Jorge Newbery** (IATA: AEP, ICAO: SABE) is a large airport in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Autonomous City), Argentina. It opened in 1947. It has one runway, 2,350 m (7,710 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 17.8 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AEP / SABE
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Autonomous City), Argentina
- Opened: 1947
- Elevation: 6 m / 18 ft
- Coordinates: -34.5594, -58.4155
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,350 m / 7,710 ft
- Passengers: 17,751,316 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Website: https://www.aa2000.com.ar/en/AEP
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroparque_Jorge_Newbery (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q999047
- Weather station: SABE · WMO 87582
- Ident: SABE

## Timeline

- 1947: Aeroparque Jorge Newbery opens.
- 31 Aug 1999: LAPA Flight 3142. 63 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,350 m / 7,710 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 124° / 304° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 9,552,504 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 10,255,541 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 10,957,342 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 11,661,805 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 13,797,710 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 13,363,061 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 12,316,002 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 4,518,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 12,836,430 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 15,640,982 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 14,951,431 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 17,751,316 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 849 km / 528 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [ASU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgas.md) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · Paraguay · 1,040 km / 646 mi · Paranair
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,695 km / 1,053 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,969 km / 1,223 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AEP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas)
- FO [Flybondi](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flybondi)

### Passenger (2)

- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 3
- ZP [Paranair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paranair) · 1

Former hub of [Silver Sky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/silver-sky-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 17.8M (2025) | #129 of 3,974 | #6 in South America | #1 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,350 m / 7,710 ft | =2,979 of 29,858 | =180 in South America | =35 in AR |
| Elevation | 6 m / 18 ft | =41,596 of 43,403 | =8,677 in South America | =771 in AR |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =43 in South America | #7 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 129.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [EPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sadp.md) El Palomar Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [SADF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sadf.md) San Fernando Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 31 km / 19 mi
- [LPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sadl.md) La Plata Airport · 66 km / 41 mi

## Sources

- [ANAC Argentina](https://datos.transporte.gob.ar/dataset/aterrizajes-y-despegues-procesados-por-la-administracion-nacional-de-aviacion-civil-anac): Argentina: ANAC, Aterrizajes y despegues (CC BY 4.0) (CC BY 4.0)
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Aeroparque Jorge Newbery”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aeroparque_Jorge_Newbery&oldid=1375753960), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe/data