Hermes Quijada International Airport

Hermes Quijada International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada
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°W / -53.78111; -67.75389Coordinates: 53°46′52″S 67°45′14″W / 53.78111°S 67.75389°W / -53.78111; -67.75389
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

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas 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 Decrease 6.37% 4,114 Decrease 35.88% 1,033 Increase 5.73%
2006 103,560 Increase 4.79% 3,359 Decrease 18.35% 1,283 Increase 24.20%
2007 100,973 Decrease 2.50% 3,898 Increase 16.05% 910 Decrease 29.07%
2008 78,455 Decrease 22.30% 3,423 Decrease 12.19% 288 Decrease 68.35%
2009 89,789 Increase 14.45% 4,112 Increase 20.13% 175 Decrease 39.24%
2010 99,017 Increase 10.28% 4,563 Increase 10.97% 580 Increase231.43%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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