Located at a distance of 22 kilometres from the south to southwest of Buesnos Aires, which is also known as the capital of Federal, the Ministro Pistarini International Airport serves to its best to the travellers coming to Argentina, South America. Buenos Aires or the Capital Federal is actually the capital city of Argentina that is served by this airport as a whole.
Ministro Pistarini International Airport covers an area of 3,475 hectares that is 8,587 acres, and is operated by the Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. It is named after Juan Pistarini, the politician and general from the year 1882 to 1956. Still, the airport is frequently been known as the Ezeiza International Airport due to its location, which is in the the Ezeiza city. It lies in the Greater Buenos Aires and is the largest international airport in the entire country. The Ministro Pistarini International Airport is also the heart for Aerolineas Argentinas that is the international routes.
The first civilian flight was flown from the London Heathrow Airport to this airport in the year 1946. The construction of this airport was originally started in the year 1945 until 1949. During that time, this airport was the largest in the entire Latin America and was the only airport that boasted three different runways by forming an A. ‘A’ indicates three crossed runways that creates 60 degree angles. In the year 1997, the runway 05/23 was shut down and is only used today for the large aircraft like Airbus A340 and Boeing 747 in purpose of parking with refueling and cleaning.
With the airport code EZE, the airport today boasts total two terminals and offers an official website named www.aa2000.com.ar. The airport in the year 2007 has announced its major expansion and investment plans, which covers the new terminal building, car parking facilities, and control tower. This expansion project is about to complete in the year 2010 or 2011. The terminals are though can be easily, as they are within the walking distance. With good parking spaces, the airport offers excellent facilities for the car to park. It has multi-storey covered parking garage where you can park your car and also has open-air parking lot. The parking spaces could be found next to the Terminal A of the airport.
So you have options for car parking. In fact, the airport also offers car hire facilities at the site. Various car companies operate at the airport and their desks could be found in the Terminal A Arrivals with companies like Alamo, Hertz, Avis, and Localiza. Public transportation at the airport includes just the buses and the taxi. If you have, any doubt related to the arrival or the departure of any other questions related to the airport, you could get it clear from the information desks located at the airport. There are two desks – one is in Terminal B on the ground floor and the other is in Terminal A of ground floor.
About the facilities, the airport provides money and communications, eating and drinking, shopping, luggage, conference and business, and others. Many restaurants, bars, and cafes are available at the airport to serve you. If you are looking for the conference and business facilities, the airport provides VIP Lounges, which lies on the first floor of the Terminal B Departures. With this, the disabled travellers can also enjoy the facilities like ramps, specially adapted bathrooms, telephones, toilets, lifts, and parking. The airport is completely physically accessible. Those who need to stay back for long or for few hours can accommodate a room in the Buenos Aires, as the airport does not have hotels on the site.
Well, if you have much time, then visit the city’s major attractions that are located at nearby areas from the airport. The city has many museums, whether it is historical or modern, Botanical Garden, shopping, areas, or others. Besides this, you can even try your hand in some activities and get fascinated. Well, the city is a well-known tourist destination where people throng to enjoy their time and memorize it forever.
At this South America’s International Airport there are facilities that are prepared for any kind of emergency..The shopping is duty free..
This airport will satisfy every traveler’s preference be it food or accessing internet or other services..