AirportsPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is a large airport serving Rio Gallegos, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RGL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RGL
- ICAO code
- SAWG
- City
- Rio Gallegos
- State or region
- Santa Cruz Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.6088° S, 69.3089° W
- Elevation
- 19 m (61 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RGL means Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWG. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.6088° S, 69.3089° W. It stands 19 metres (61 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| President Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas, Chile | PUQ | 187 km |
| 28 de Noviembre AirportRio Turbio | RYO | 201 km |
| Lieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales, Chile | PNT | 222 km |
| El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportEl Calafate | FTE | 242 km |
| Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande | RGA | 263 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,234 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,128 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,549 km | 18 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,151 km | 16 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,267 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,648 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,392 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,101 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,715 km | 12 h 10 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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