Piloto Civil Norberto Fernandez International Airport – RGL Rio Gallegos
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernandez International Airport is a public military airport located in Rio Gallegos, the capital and biggest community of the province of Patagonia in Santa Cruz, Argentina. It has a designated IATA airport code of RGL that is being operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, an aviation service company based in Buenos Aires that also manages 35 other airports in the Argentine Republic. The airport serves the air traffic operations of Rio Gallegos and its nearby city of Puerto Gallegos.
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The Piloto Civil Norberto Fernandez International Airport was established in 1964 in a total land area of 2,800 acres at an elevation of 20 meters. The airport has a single designated 8/26 asphalt runway measuring 3,550 meters and considered the longest in Argentina. As of 2010, the airport has a total passenger enplanement of more than 230,000 and nearly 3,400 aircraft movements. Piloto Civil Norberto Fernandez International Airport air flight service is being catered by Aerolineas Argentinas, Austral Lineas Aereas, LADE, LATAM Argentina and LATAM Chile.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Hotel Laguna Azul is one of the best hotel choices just within 2.45 miles away from the airport. It is a 2-star hotel that offers a relaxing overnight stay. The Amerian Rio Gallegos Apart & Suites, Hotel Patagonia and Hotel Paris are three other hotels near the airport.
Another airport in Santa Cruz, Argentina is Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) that caters the aviation needs of the greater El Calafate area.
