Martín García Island Airport

Martín García Island Airport
Aeródromo de la Isla Martín García
IATA: none – ICAO: SAAK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator FAA – Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Serves Isla Martín García, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Location Río de la Plata delta
Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 34°10′55″S 58°14′49″W / 34.18194°S 58.24694°W / -34.18194; -58.24694Coordinates: 34°10′55″S 58°14′49″W / 34.18194°S 58.24694°W / -34.18194; -58.24694
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,265 4,150 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Martin Garcia Island Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de la Isla Martín García) (ICAO: SAAK) is the airport of Isla Martín García, a small Argentine island at the head of the Río de la Plata estuary, near the coast of Uruguay.

It features a small passenger terminal and a single long asphalt runway. Daily traffic consists of general aviation private and commercial (tourism) flights, especially on weekends.

Touch-and-go's are not allowed (strictly enforced) due to noise abatement restrictions to protect the birds nesting in the wildlife preserve next to the airport.

History

The island was under jurisdiction of the Argentine Navy since 1886, and naval forces were placed in it. In the late 1920s an airstrip was built, the precursor of the Martín García Naval Air Station (Spanish: Estación Aeronaval Martín García); this was expanded in the 1950s to support heavier aircraft. The air station become the "Martín García Island Airport" after jurisdiction was transferred to the Province of Buenos Aires.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m) above mean sea level and it has one runway designated 17/35 which measures 1,265 by 30 metres (4,150 ft × 98 ft).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information from World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  2. ↑ Airport information for SAAK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ BASES AERONAVALES DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA, ESTACIÓN AERONAVAL MARTIN GARCÍA - "Histarmar" website (Spanish) (accessed 2015-08-09)
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