# Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC / SANC)

**Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport** (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) is a medium airport in Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina. It opened in 1972. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 89 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CTC / SANC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 464 m / 1,522 ft
- Coordinates: -28.5931, -65.7512
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 89,417 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Catamarca
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronel_Felipe_Varela_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657365
- Weather station: SANC · WMO 87222
- Ident: SANC

## Timeline

- 1972: Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 018° / 198° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 32,786 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 39,651 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 41,665 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 61,584 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 61,191 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 58,639 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 12,464 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 18,348 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 61,332 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 81,794 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 82,687 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 89,417 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [IRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanl.md) Capitan V A Almonacid Airport · Argentina · 134 km / 83 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 960 km / 597 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 89K (2025) | #1,856 of 3,974 | #174 in South America | #30 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =78 in South America | =13 in AR |
| Elevation | 464 m / 1,522 ft | =11,832 of 43,403 | =2,479 in South America | #127 in AR |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =94 in South America | #12 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [SA45](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa45.md) Frias Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [AR-0622](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0622.md) Anillaco Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [SA35](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa35.md) Andalgalá Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [IRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanl.md) Capitan V A Almonacid Airport · 134 km / 83 mi
- [AR-0394](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0394.md) Concepción Airport · 139 km / 87 mi
- [RHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanr.md) Termas de Río Hondo international Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coronel_Felipe_Varela_International_Airport&oldid=1363029401), revision of 7 Jul 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/sanc/data