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
08/26 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
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 98,828Decrease 6.37%4,114Decrease 35.88%1,033Increase 5.73%
2006 103,560Increase 4.79%3,359Decrease 18.35%1,283Increase 24.20%
2007 100,973Decrease 2.50%3,898Increase 16.05%910Decrease 29.07%
2008 78,455Decrease 22.30%3,423Decrease 12.19%288Decrease 68.35%
2009 89,789Increase 14.45%4,112Increase 20.13%175Decrease 39.24%
2010 99,017Increase 10.28%4,563Increase 10.97%580Increase231.43%
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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