Comandante Armando Tola International Airport

Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply. Currently, the airport is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, DAP and LADE. It is the westernmost Argentinian airport served by scheduled flights.

Comandante Armando Tola International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola
IATA: FTE ICAO: SAWC
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Government and London Supply
Serves	El Calafate, Santa Cruz
Location	Camino al Aeropuerto, km 23. (Z9405) El Calafate
Elevation AMSL	647 ft / 197 m
Coordinates	50°16′48.90″S 72°03′11.50″W
Map
FTE Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,649 8,688 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 701,842 Passenger change 15–16 3.3% Aircraft movements 6,464 Movements change 15–16 7.17%
Source: DAFIF, 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.[1]

The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL). It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport's design was created by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. In 2010, the airport was used by over 500,000 passengers.

It was the departure and landing station for the second stage of Perlan Project.

Airlines and destinations

The airport is a common stopover for flights to Ushuaia

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza Seasonal: Córdoba, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, Ushuaia
Aerovias DAP	Seasonal: Puerto Natales,[2] Punta Arenas
LADE	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, Gobernador Gregores, Mar del Plata, Puerto Madryn, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, San Carlos de Bariloche, Ushuaia

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics

	Passengers	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year	Cargo (metric tons)	Change from previous year
2005	383,641	12.01%	4,304	4.97%	157	15.44%
2006	407,874	6.32%	4,387	1.93%	150	4.46%
2007	433,589	6.30%	5,255	19.79%	112	25.33%
2008	494,722	14.10%	6,355	20.93%	120	7.14%
2009	481,690	2.63%	6,482	2.00%	132	10.00%
2010	507,482	5.35%	6,589	1.65%	N.A.	N.A.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010)

References

1. Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
2. Aerovias DAP adds Patagonia

External links

• , Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos