Morón Airport () is southwest of the center of Morón, a western suburb of Buenos Aires in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The airport is located within a densely populated metropolitan area.
Description The airport covers an area of . It is located about from Buenos Aires city and was the main airport in Argentina prior to the opening of Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 1944.
Morón was the base of the defunct airline CATA, which operated between 1986 and 2004.
Also located at Morón are the following institutions: the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica, an aircraft museum with historic aircraft on display. Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica the Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil, a government organization providing training to civilian pilots and technicians. CIATA – INAC (accessed 2015-03-15) a flying school operated by the Aero Club Argentino (Argentine Air Club) Aero Club Argentino website, Morón location page (accessed 2015-03-15) several private flying schools.
Military use From 1951 to 1988 was the location of the VII Air Brigade (Spanish: VII Brigada Aérea) of the Argentine Air Force, which operated various aircraft, including: Gloster Meteor, Morane-Saulnier MS-760, Bell UH-1D, Hughes 369, Sikorsky S-58T, Grumman Albatross, and T-34 Mentor. Argentine Air Force website, VII Air Brigade page (accessed 2015-03-15)
See also Transport in Argentina List of airports in Argentina
References
External links Morón Airport at The Airport Guide
Accident history for SADM at Aviation Safety Network Current weather for Morón at Servicio Meteorológico Nacional World Airport Codes website, Morón AR page (accessed 2015-03-15)