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Hermes Quijada International airport in 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↑,→ 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
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weather : broken clouds at Río Grande
43 ↗ 54°F
wind ↑ 30mph
gusting to 42mph
Wind alert of 45mph at Río Grande
Friday : Wind alert of 42mph at Río Grande
Aviation weather for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 252000Z 27026G36KT 7000 VCSH BKN049 14/03 Q0990
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 7 minutes ago.
visibility is 7km = 4mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 47 %.
QNH is 990hPa = 29.23inHg
Wind 48km/h = 26kt with gusts at 67km/h = 36kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : broken at 4900ft = 1490m.
in vicinity shower
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 251700Z 2518/2618 25020G35KT 9999 BKN035 TX15/2618Z TN08/2609Z BECMG 2600/2602 29015KT BECMG 2612/2614 25020G30KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 17:00 UTC, issued 9 hours and 7 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 25, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 25, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
2518/2618 25020G35KT 9999 BKN035 TX15/2618Z TN08/2609Z
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3500ft = 1070m
becoming from Thursday, December 25, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, December 26, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2600/2602 29015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 290°
becoming from Friday, December 26, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, December 26, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2612/2614 25020G30KT CAVOK
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
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Hermes Quijada International airport
Around Hermes Quijada International airport in 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 in 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↑
- Estancia Cullen South airport ( AR-0507) at 64mi↑
- Austral heliport ( AR-0050) at 66mi↑
- Rio Cullen II Heliplatform heliport ( AR-0491) at 67mi↑
- Cullen airport ( AR-0001) at 67mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Argentina
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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