Hermes Quijada International Airport

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Hermes Quijada International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada
IATA: RGA – ICAO: SAWE
Summary
Airport type		Public / Militar
Operator		Government and Aeropuretos Argentina 2000
Serves		Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
Location		Ruta N3, km 2819. (V9420). RÍO GRANDE
Elevation AMSL		66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates		53°46′52″S 67°45′14″W / -53.78111, -67.75389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,000	6,557	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passangers			100,973
Source: DAFIF

Hermes Quijada International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto International de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada) (IATA: RGA, ICAO: SAWE) is an airport in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina serving the city of Río Grande. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE.

It has 80,000m² of runways, 11,500m² of taxiways, 1,250m² of terminal, a 230m² Cargo terminal and 1,700² of hangars. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007 RGA handled 38,901 passengers, and in 2006 just 14,345.

[edit] Destinations

• Aerolíneas Argentinas / Austral Líneas Aéreas
  • Buenos Aires / Aeroparque Jorge Newbery AEP

• LADE
  • Comodoro Rivadavia / General Enrique Mosconi International Airport CRD
  • El Calafate / Comandante Armando Tola International Airport FTE
  • Río Gallegos / Piloto Civil N. Fernández International Airport RGL
  • Ushuaia / Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas International Airport USH

[edit] External links

• [1], Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos