AirportsÁstor Piazzola International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mar del Plata, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDQ
- ICAO code
- SAZM
- City
- Mar del Plata
- State or region
- Buenos Aires Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9342° S, 57.5733° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDQ means Ástor Piazzola International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAZM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.9342° S, 57.5733° W. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Buenos Aires, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ástor Piazzola International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Necochea AirportNecochea | NEC | 125 km |
| Santa Teresita AirportSanta Teresita | SST | 172 km |
| Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniBuenos Aires (Ezeiza) | EZE | 357 km |
| Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportCiudad de la Costa, Uruguay | MVD | 371 km |
| Aeroparque Jorge NewberyBuenos Aires | AEP | 383 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,716 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,811 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,644 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,383 km | 14 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,891 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,163 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,533 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,448 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,488 km | 14 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.