# Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC / SANT)

**Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport** (IATA: TUC, ICAO: SANT) is a large airport in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina. It opened in 1986. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 876 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TUC / SANT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
- Opened: 1986
- Elevation: 455 m / 1,493 ft
- Coordinates: -26.8374, -65.1042
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 876,304 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Tucuman
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teniente_General_Benjam%C3%ADn_Matienzo_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432711
- Weather station: SANT · WMO 87121
- Ident: SANT

## Timeline

- 1986: Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 010° / 190° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 511,763 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 582,581 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 654,841 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 556,318 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 933,472 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 975,591 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 203,598 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 320,073 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 722,059 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 875,724 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 761,480 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 876,304 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 1,070 km / 665 mi · JetSmart Argentina
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 1,086 km / 675 mi · JetSmart Argentina
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 4,280 km / 2,659 mi · Copa Airlines

### Cargo (1)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 6,075 km / 3,775 mi · LATAM Cargo Chile, Atlas Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 2
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 1
- UC [LATAM Cargo Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-chile) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 876K (2025) | #880 of 3,974 | #72 in South America | #11 in AR |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =15 in South America | #1 in AR |
| Elevation | 455 m / 1,493 ft | =12,107 of 43,403 | =2,558 in South America | #130 in AR |
| Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | =136 in South America | #17 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | TUCUMAN RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | TUCUMAN TWR/APP | 119.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0370](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0370.md) Horco Molle Aeroclub Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [AR-0261](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0261.md) Los Tucanes Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [AR-0533](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0533.md) Don Emilio Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [AR-0601](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0601.md) Agroalas S.R.L. Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [AR-0013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0013.md) Agro Servicio Yoris Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [SANH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanh.md) Las Termas Airport · 73 km / 46 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: “Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Teniente_General_Benjamín_Matienzo_International_Airport&oldid=1374341663), revision of 11 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/sant/data