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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
weather : light rain at Río Grande
43 ↗ 48°F
wind ↑ 31mph
gusting to 40mph
Monday : Wind alert of 40mph at Río Grande
Aviation weather for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 240700Z 30018KT 9999 -RA SCT045 08/05 Q0985
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 49 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 8°C = 46°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81%.
QNH is 985hPa = 29.09inHg
Wind 33km/h = 18kt, direction is 300°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m.
light rain
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 240530Z 2406/2506 32010KT 9999 SCT030 TX14/2418Z TN04/2506Z BECMG 2407/2409 6000 RA BKN030 OVC080 BECMG 2410/2412 27015KT 9999 NSW BKN020 TEMPO 2413/2423 20010KT 8000 -DZRA SCT015 BKN025
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 05:30 UTC, issued 3 hours and 19 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
2406/2506 32010KT 9999 SCT030 TX14/2418Z TN04/2506Z
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2407/2409 6000 RA BKN030 OVC080
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
rain
broken at 3000ft = 910m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2410/2412 27015KT 9999 NSW BKN020
no significant weather
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2413/2423 20010KT 8000 -DZRA SCT015 BKN025
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light intensity drizzlerain
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2500ft = 760m
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
- 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