AirportsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is USH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- USH
- ICAO code
- SAWH
- City
- Ushuaia
- State or region
- Tierra del Fuego Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.8433° S, 68.2958° W
- Elevation
- 31 m (102 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, USH means Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAWH. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.8433° S, 68.2958° W. It stands 31 metres (102 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
Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/25 | 2,800 m 9,186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande | RGA | 124 km |
| President Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas, Chile | PUQ | 264 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos | RGL | 366 km |
| 28 de Noviembre AirportRio Turbio | RYO | 445 km |
| Lieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales, Chile | PNT | 451 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,991 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,870 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,411 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,375 km | 16 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,630 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,968 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,026 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,980 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,447 km | 11 h 55 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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