San Justo Airport

Urban encroachment and expropriation. The airport, home to the Aeroclub San Justo, was located in a rapidly growing urban area. The Municipality of La Matanza expropriated the land for public works and urban development. The primary drivers were the need for land to expand the Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM) and to build other public facilities, coupled with increasing safety and noise concerns from operating an airport in a densely populated residential zone.

The site has been completely redeveloped and no longer exists as an airport. The former airfield land is now primarily occupied by the sprawling campus of the Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM), which includes multiple academic buildings, sports fields, and parking lots. A portion of the land is also home to the Hospital Materno Infantil 'Teresa Germani'. The surrounding area has seen further residential and commercial development. None of the original airport infrastructure, such as runways or hangars, remains.

Founded in 1943, the Aeroclub San Justo was a significant hub for general aviation in the western zone of Greater Buenos Aires for nearly 60 years. It served as a primary center for pilot training, housing a popular flight school that trained hundreds of civilian pilots. The airport was a base for numerous private light aircraft (such as Cessnas and Pipers) and played an important social and recreational role for the local aviation community. It operated with grass runways and was a classic example of a local Argentine aeroclub.

None. The prospect of reopening is zero. The land has been permanently and completely repurposed for major public infrastructure, including a large university campus and a hospital. The closure is irreversible due to the extensive construction and the full integration of the land into the urban fabric of San Justo.