Ushuaia International Airport
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| Ushuaia International Airport | |||
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| IATA: USH - ICAO: SAWH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Administration | ||
| Serves | Ushuaia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 ft (22 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| 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.
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[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
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