Rio Gallegos Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández
Characteristics
ICAO code	SAWG
IATA code	RGL
Coordinates	51 ° 36 ′ 31 "  S , 69 ° 18 ′ 45"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 31 "  S , 69 ° 18 ′ 45"  W
Height above MSL	20 m (66  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km west of Río Gallegos , Argentina
Basic data
opening	1964
operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Terminals	1
Passengers	250,613 (2019)
Start-and runway
07/25	3550 m × 45 m asphalt

The Rio Gallegos Airport (actually: Aeropuerto Internacional Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández) is an Argentine airport near the city of Río Gallegos in the Santa Cruz Province . What is special about the airport, which has been in operation since 1964, is that it has the longest runway in the country.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery
LOAD	Comodoro Rivadavia , Rio Grande , Ushuaia
LATAM	Mount Pleasant , Punta Arenas , Santiago de Chile

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto Internacional Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (English, Spanish)
• Official website of the airport (English, Spanish)
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)