Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Río Gallegos, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°36′32″S 69°18′45″W / 51.60889°S 69.31250°W | ||||||||||
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RGL Location of the airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Río Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández", IATA: RGL, ICAO: SAWG) is located 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Río Gallegos, a city in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1,150 hectares (2,800 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
The airport was constructed in 1964, and the paved runway was inaugurated in 1972 with a Caravelle flight of Aerolíneas Argentinas. The runway is the longest in Argentina.[5]
During the late 1980s, the airport was a scheduled stop on a polar route passenger flight from Buenos Aires to Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia operated by Aerolineas Argentinas with Boeing 747-200 wide body jetliners.[6]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 191,202 | 2.09% | 5,530 | 20.50% | 882 | 15.03% |
| 2006 | 197,785 | 3.44% | 5,338 | 3.47% | 786 | 10.88% |
| 2007 | 201,623 | 1.94% | 5,710 | 6.97% | 703 | 10.56% |
| 2008 | 199,567 | 1.02% | 5,480 | 4.03% | 611 | 13.09% |
| 2009 | 244,728 | 22.63% | 3,959 | 27.76% | 442 | 27.66% |
| 2010 | 236,792 | 3.24% | 3,395 | 14.25% | 563 | 27.38% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ Airport Council International 2010 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ "Airport information for Aeropuerto de Río Gallegos". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Airport information for Aeropuerto de Río Gallegos at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "SAWG – RIO GALLEGOS / Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Airports with the longest runways in Argentina". Bigorre.org. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Aerolineas Argentinas International Services". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Flybondi Adds Buenos Aires – Rio Gallegos From Feb 2025". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
External links
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Rio Gallegos Airport at SkyVector
- RGL at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
- Current weather for SAWG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for RGL at Aviation Safety Network