Hermes Quijada International Airport

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.

For the airport serving Rio Grande, Brazil, see Rio Grande Airport.
Hermes Quijada International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesRío Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Elevation AMSL65 ft / 20 m
Coordinates53°46′40″S 67°45′15″W
Map
RGA
Location of airport in Tierra del Fuego
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Total Passengers154.603 [1]
Source: GCM[2] Google Maps[3] SkyVector[4]

It has a 1,250 m2 (13,500 sq ft) terminal, a 230 m2 (2,500 sq ft) cargo terminal, and 1,700 m2 (18,000 sq ft) of hangars. The airport is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

The runway has an additional 185 metres (607 ft) blast pad on Runway 26. The airport is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean. East approach and departure may be over the water.[3]

The Rio Grande VOR-DME (Ident: GRA) and non-directional beacon (Ident: GRA) are located on the field.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
LADE Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Río Gallegos, Ushuaia

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 98,828 6.37%4,114 35.88%1,033 5.73%
2006 103,560 4.79%3,359 18.35%1,283 24.20%
2007 100,973 2.50%3,898 16.05%910 29.07%
2008 78,455 22.30%3,423 12.19%288 68.35%
2009 89,789 14.45%4,112 20.13%175 39.24%
2010 99,017 10.28%4,563 10.97%580231.43%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Airport information for Rio Grande Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Aeropuerto Gdor. Ramon Trejo Noel". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Rio Grande Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. "Rio Grande NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. "Rio Grande VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.


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