AirportsGobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rio Grande, in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RGA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RGA
- ICAO code
- SAWE
- City
- Rio Grande
- State or region
- Tierra del Fuego Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.7777° S, 67.7494° W
- Elevation
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RGA means Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWE. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.7777° S, 67.7494° W. It stands 20 metres (65 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 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 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/25 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International AirportUshuaia | USH | 124 km |
| President Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas, Chile | PUQ | 223 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos | RGL | 263 km |
| 28 de Noviembre AirportRio Turbio | RYO | 386 km |
| Lieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales, Chile | PNT | 398 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,023 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,907 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,400 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,263 km | 16 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,515 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,900 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,136 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,074 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,567 km | 12 h 00 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
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