Ministro Pistarini International Airport or also called as Ezeiza International Airport is an airport located in nearby Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Its IATA code is EZE and ICAO code is SAEZ.
It is the direct entrance of long-distance international flights to the country, since the domestic and regional connections operate mostly from the Jorge Newbery Airport, which makes it the largest and most modern air terminal in Argentina. It recently received a rating of over 8 points out of 10 in the 2019 AirHelp Score, earning it 20th place in this ranking.
It is currently the base of operations for Aerolíneas Argentinas internationally. It is also the headquarters of the Ezeiza Naval Air Station of the Argentine Navy.
Opened in 1949, it was for three years the largest air base in the world. It operates with several airlines. Given its geographical location and market size, an important part of its flights have stopovers in Santiago, São Paulo and Lima.
Here are some of North American carriers that currently serve Ministro Pistarini:
- American Airlines (Flies JFK-EZE and MIA-EZE-MVD)
- United Airlines (Flies ORD-MIA-EZE-MVD)
Both North American carriers continue their flights to Montevideo, Uruguay.