El Calafate Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Comandante Armando Tola
Characteristics
ICAO code	SAWC
IATA code	FTE
Coordinates	50 ° 16 ′ 48 ″  S , 72 ° 3 ′ 11 ″  W Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 48 ″  S , 72 ° 3 ′ 11 ″  W
Height above MSL	58 m (190  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	21 km east of El Calafate , Argentina
Basic data
opening	2000
operator	London Supply
Terminals	1
Passengers	675,431 (2019)
Start-and runway
07/25	2649 m × 45 m concrete

The El Calafate Airport (officially Aeropuerto Internacional Comandante Armando Tola) is an Argentine airport near the town of El Calafate in the province of Santa Cruz . The airport, which is considered the most westerly in Argentina, is one of the central airports in Southern Patagonia and is frequented by tourists who visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site , Los Glacieres National Park , in the summer . The airport has replaced the older Lago Argentino airport since 2000.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Buenos Aires-Ezeiza , Bariloche (seasonal), Ushuaia
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Cordoba (seasonal), Trelew (seasonal)
LATAM Argentina	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Ushuaia
Aerovías DAP	Puerto Natales , Punta Arenas (all seasonal)

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto Comandante Tola  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)