AviatDataTeniente General Benjamin Matienzo International Airport TUC / SANT
San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman · Argentina · Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. (concession); airport infrastructure regulated by ORSNA / ANAC
733kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASANT / TUC
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. (concession); airport infrastructure regulated by ORSNA / ANAC
Coordinates26.8408°S, 65.1047°W
Elevation1,495 ft · 456 m
Time zoneART (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr732,639 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSANT — AIP Argentina / ANAC
Operating hoursNot H24; scheduled commercial operations roughly 06:00-01:00 local to match Aerolineas Argentinas, Flybondi and JetSMART flight banks, no published nighttime curfew but PPR recommended for off-schedule GA movements.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal, approx. 6,982 sqm over two levels plus control tower; 4 departure gates and 2 arrival gates, capable of handling wide-body aircraft (B767/A330/B777) since 2005 pavilion renovation and the 2017 runway extension to 3,500 m (currently the longest runway in Argentina).
Runways (1)
- 02/20 · 3,500 m / 11,483 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete · ILS ILS CAT I (installed/upgraded 2019)
Served by Aerolineas Argentinas, Flybondi and JetSMART as a small-hub gateway to Tucuman Province; boasts Argentina's longest runway (3,500 m, extended 2017) supporting wide-body diversions and significant regional fruit/citrus export cargo traffic.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Intercargo S.A.C.
State-owned ground handler; held exclusive ramp/ground-assistance rights at Tucuman until Argentina's 2024-2025 airport-services deregulation opened the field (Handyway Cargo authorized here in 2025, explicitly described as ending Intercargo's prior monopoly at Ezeiza, Cordoba, Mendoza and Tucuman). Per Argentina.gob.ar, Intercargo provides rampa/passenger-transport ground handling at multiple airports nationwide and remains active at Tucuman alongside the newly authorized entrant.
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Handyway Cargo S.A.
Authorized by Argentina's Secretaria de Transporte (Disposicion 12/2025) to "explotar servicios aeroportuarios operacionales y de rampa en general" at Ezeiza, Cordoba, Mendoza and Tucuman, ending Intercargo's prior monopoly at these fields; also operates in Paraguay and Uruguay.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
YPF S.A.
Operates an Aeroplanta fuel facility ("AEROPLANTA YPF AVIACION SANT/TUC") at Teniente General Benjamin Matienzo airport providing Jet A-1 into-plane aviation fuel supply on a 24/7 basis; YPF is Argentina's dominant aviation-fuel network, supplying Jet A-1 and Avgas nationwide to ATA 103 standards. · H24
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000)
Airport concessionaire operates the cargo terminal / dry port at Tucuman through its business unit Terminal de Cargas Argentina (TCA), with 200-pallet storage capacity and 3 loading/unloading docks; described in press as Argentina's second-largest cargo terminal after Ezeiza. Handles seasonal fresh-produce (citrus/blueberry) export traffic, with documented cargo flights by Atlas Air (747-400F, blueberries to Miami) and LATAM Cargo (767-316F, berries).
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available
Policia de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA)
National statutory aviation-security police force (Ley 26.102) with exclusive jurisdiction over passenger/baggage screening, access control and guarding at ORSNA-jurisdiction airports. Tucuman-specific confirmation: Boletin Oficial approved the airport's own "Programa de Seguridad de Estacion Aerea" for Aeropuerto Tucuman "Teniente Benjamin Matienzo"; PSA personnel are documented conducting screening there (e.g. a firearm detected in carry-on baggage) and marked 19 years of PSA presence at the airport in June 2025.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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