Ushuaia airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas
Characteristics
ICAO code	SAWH
IATA code	USH
Coordinates	54 ° 50 ′ 29 ″  S , 68 ° 18 ′ 42 ″  W Coordinates: 54 ° 50 ′ 29 ″  S , 68 ° 18 ′ 42 ″  W
Height above MSL	22 m (72  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 km south of Ushuaia
Street
Basic data
opening	1995
operator	Civil Aviation Administration
Terminals	1
Passengers	795,652 (2017)
Air freight	798 t (2017)
Flight movements	7,592 (2017)
Start-and runway
07/25	2914 m × 45 m concrete

The Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas ( IATA code : USH , ICAO code : SAWH ) is the international airport in the city of Ushuaia in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego .

General

In the airport waiting room

The name can be translated as Ushuaia-Malvinas Argentine International Airport and underlines Argentina's claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (referred to as Malvinas in Argentine parlance ). The airport was built in 1995 on a raised island and is one of the southernmost international airports in the world. It has a runway that is long enough for wide-body or long-haul aircraft.

The airport is mainly used by the airlines Aerolíneas Argentinas , Líneas Aéreas del Estado and LATAM .

The airport sees itself as the gateway to Patagonia , Antarctica and the Falkland Islands . Not least because of the atmosphere of the interior design , which is made with lots of wood , which is reminiscent of a chalet , the airport is one of the most popular airports in the world and ranked 5th in a 2011 survey.

Airlines and destinations

airline	aims
Aerolineas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (seasonal), Trelew (seasonal)
Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , Buenos Aires-Ezeiza , Bahia Blanca , Córdoba , El Calafate (seasonal), Mar del Plata
LATAM	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , El Calafate (seasonal), Santiago de Chile (seasonal)
Norwegian Air Argentina	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery
JetSmart	Buenos Aires-El Palomar
Aerovias DAP	Punta Arenas (seasonal)

Traffic figures

Source: Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos

Ushuaia Airport - 2001-2017 traffic figures

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2017	795.652	798	7,592
2016	750.742	1,164	6,863
2015	686.125	729	6.221
2014	561,400	2,064	6,300
2013	556.963	1,320	6,383
2012	537.323	969	5,396
2011	573.153	-	6,503
2010	560,665	-	7.104
2009	618.411	-	7,889
2008	690.217	-	7,611
2007	658.997	-	7,550
2006	580.326	-	6,200
2005	551,580	-	6,385
2004	490.161	-	7,388
2003	408,575	-	6,928
2002	354,594	-	6,515
2001	321,309	-	7.190

Web links

Commons : Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Official website of the airport (Spanish, English)
• Airport homepage Tierra del Fuego , Spanish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Estadísticas. ORSNA.gob.ar , accessed June 28, 2018 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Focus: Airport Ranking