Hermes Quijada International Airport

Hermes Quijada International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada
IATA: RGA – ICAO: SAWE
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves	Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
Location	Ruta N3, km 2819. (V9420). RÍO GRANDE
Elevation AMSL	66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	53°46′52″S 67°45′14″W / 53.78111°S 67.75389°WCoordinates: 53°46′52″S 67°45′14″W / 53.78111°S 67.75389°W
Map
RGA Location of airport in Tierra del Fuego
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,000 6,557 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Total Passengers 154.603 [1]
Source: DAFIF

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.

It has 80,000m² of runways, 11,500m² of taxiways, 1,250m² of terminal, a 230m² cargo terminal and 1,700² of hangars. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. In 2007 RGA handled 38,901 passengers, and in 2006 just 14,345.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas	Buenos Aires-Aeroparque
LADE	Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Río Gallegos, Ushuaia

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics

	Passengers	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year	Cargo (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%	580	231.43%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010)

References

1. http://www.aa2000.com.ar/news.aspx?idnoticia=676

External links

• Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos