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Hermes Quijada International airport at Rio Grande (Argentina)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
Hermes Quijada International airport is located near Rio Grande, with Río Grande at 2mi↑, Kaiken at 57mi↑, Ushuaia at 74mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 76mi↑, Puerto Williams at 80mi↑, Porvenir at 112mi↑, Rio Gallegos at 161mi↑, Hill Station at 164mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Argentina and Southernmost airports in Argentina
→ See also airports in Argentina
aerial view of Hermes Quijada International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SAWE
- IATA code : RGA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 20 m = 66ft
→ See also Highest airports in Argentina and Lowest airports in Argentina
Runways
- runway 7/25 : 2000m = 6562ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Argentina
Coming to Hermes Quijada International airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Hermes Quijada International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Pampa Guanaco airport at 47mi : book on Trip.com
- Malvinas Argentinas airport at 77mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 041300Z 29019KT CAVOK 09/03 Q1004
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 21 hours and 55 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. : relative air humidity is 66%.
QNH is 1004hPa = 29.65inHg
Wind 35km/h = 19kt, direction is 290°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 041100Z 0412/0512 27020KT 9999 BKN030 BKN050 TX17/0419 TN07/0510Z TEMPO 0414/0421 28020G35KT BECMG 0502/0504 27012KT SCT040
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, issued 23 hours and 55 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, February 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 4, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
0412/0512 27020KT 9999 BKN030 BKN050 TX17/0419 TN07/0510Z
wind 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3000ft = 910m broken at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily from Tuesday, February 4, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0414/0421 28020G35KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 280°
becoming from Tuesday, February 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0502/0504 27012KT SCT040
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 270°
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
NOTAM for Hermes Quijada International airport
Around Hermes Quijada International airport at Rio Grande (Argentina)
near
- Hotels in Río Grande
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 6491mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 6543mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 7718mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 7747mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 7748mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 7748mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 7749mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 7749mi↑
- San Sebastian at 7749mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 7761mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 7762mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 7762mi↑
- for Hermes Quijada International airport at 0mi↑
- for Rio Chico Highway Strip airport at 12mi↑
- for Los Robles airport at 21mi↑
nearest airports to Hermes Quijada International airport at Rio Grande (Argentina)
- Rio Chico Highway Strip airport ( AR-0509) at 12mi↑
- Los Robles airport ( AR-0510) at 21mi↑
- Estancia Sara airport ( AR-0508) at 29mi↑
- Rio Bellavista airport ( AR-0003) at 35mi↑
- Planta Cruz Del Sur heliport ( AR-0297) at 38mi↑
- Estancia Rio Ewan heliport ( AR-0317) at 38mi↑
- Estancia Los Cerros airport ( AR-0002) at 39mi↑
- San Sebastián airport (SCSS ) at 49mi↑NOTAM
- Heliplataforma Swiber PJW3000 heliport ( AR-0667) at 49mi↑
- Lago Fagnano North airport ( THN SA15) at 55mi↑
- Tolhuin Lago Fagnano airport (SAWL ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Lago Escondido airport ( AR-0684) at 59mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Argentina
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap