Ushuaia International Airport

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Ushuaia International Airport
IATA: USH - ICAO: SAWH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Civil Aviation Administration
Serves		Ushuaia
Elevation AMSL		71 ft (22 m)
Coordinates		54°50′36″S, 68°17′45″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
07/25	9,186	2,800	Concrete

Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (in Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas) (IATA: USH, ICAO: SAWH) is a small international airport that serves the city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Contents 1 History 2 Capacity 3 Airlines 4 Charter Airlines 5 External link

[edit] History

The current airport was opened in 1995, replacing an older one. The airport has been used by various distinct airlines at different periods. It is the world's southernmost international airport and its sometimes used by passengers as a gateway to the Antarctic.

[edit] Capacity

Ushuaia International Airport is fit to receive airplanes as large as Boeing 747s. Tower Air used to operate such types into the airport, and Aerolíneas Argentinas has also operated 747s into the airport. Chartered Concordes also visited in the past.

[edit] Airlines

• Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, El Calafate)
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, El Calafate, Rio Gallegos, Trelew)
• LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Rio Gallegos)
• LAN Airlines (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile)
  • LAN Airlines operated by LAN Argentina (El Calafate)

[edit] Charter Airlines

Aerovias DAP (Punta Arenas, Puerto Williams)
ATA Airlines (From Miami)

[edit] External link

• World Aero Data airport information for SAWH