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Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández" |
| IATA: RGL – ICAO: SAWG |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public / Military |
| Operator |
Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Serves |
Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
| Location |
Ruta N3, km 2618. (Z9400). RÍO GALLEGOS |
| Elevation AMSL |
66 ft / 20 m |
| Coordinates |
51°36′31″S 69°18′45″W / 51.60861°S 69.3125°W / -51.60861; -69.3125 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 07/25 |
3,550 |
11,639 |
Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) |
| Total Passengers |
201,623 |
| Sources: AIP, ORSNA, DAFIF |
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández") (IATA: RGL, ICAO: SAWG) is located 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west-southwest of the center of Río Gallegos, a city in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1150 hectares (2841 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, LAN Argentina and LADE. It has 149,750 m² of runways, 74,690 m² of taxiways, 2,285 m² of terminal, and 2,187 m² of hangars. It was constructed in 1964, and the paved runway was inaugurated in 1972 with a Caravelle flight of Aerolíneas Argentinas. Rio Gallegos' airport has the longest runway in the country.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Ushuaia |
| Austral Líneas Aéreas |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| LADE |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Esquel, Gobernador Gregores, Puerto Deseado, Puerto San Julián, Puerto Santa Cruz, Río Grande, Ushuaia |
| LAN Airlines |
Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile, Stanley |
| LAN Argentina |
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Argentina
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| ICAO ID |
SAWG
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| Time |
UTC-3
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| Latitude |
-51.608875
51° 36' 31.95" S
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| Longitude |
-69.312636
069° 18' 45.49" W
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| Elevation |
61 feet
19 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
012° E (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Alternate Name |
PILOTO CIVIL NORBERTO FERNANDEZ
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| CON |
124.7
|
| RDO |
122.1
2965
5547
11282
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| ATIS |
116.7
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| APP/TWR |
119.1
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 07/25 |
11647 x 148 feet
3550 x 45 meters |
CONCRETE. |
064RCWT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
GAL |
RIO GALLEGOS |
114X |
116.7 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
GAL |
RIO GALLEGOS |
- |
330 |
1.4 NM |
312.6
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird and animal haz.
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
CSTMS and IMG avbl O/R.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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