Airports28 de Noviembre Airport is a small airport serving Rio Turbio, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RYO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RYO
- ICAO code
- SAWT
- City
- Rio Turbio
- State or region
- Santa Cruz Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 51.6050° S, 72.2203° W
- Elevation
- 277 m (909 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,932 m (6,340 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RYO means 28 de Noviembre Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWT. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.6050° S, 72.2203° W. It stands 277 metres (909 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Punta Arenas, about 195 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Punta Arenas, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
28 de Noviembre Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,932 metres (6,340 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 37.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,932 m 6,340 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales, Chile | PNT | 23 km |
| El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportEl Calafate | FTE | 148 km |
| President Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas, Chile | PUQ | 181 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos | RGL | 201 km |
| Gobernador Gregores AirportGobernador Gregores | GGS | 347 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,406 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,292 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,745 km | 18 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,285 km | 16 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,258 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,524 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,416 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,918 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,604 km | 12 h 05 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.