RGL — Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
- IATA code
- RGL
- ICAO code
- SAWG
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 232,135
- 2018 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Elevation
- 19 m
- 62 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,750 m
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About RGL
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is a large airport serving Río Gallegos, Argentina. It is run by Aeropuertos Argentina. 232,135 passengers used it in 2018. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from RGL.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from RGL
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| RGL → PUQ | 188 km | 5 |
| RGL → SCL | 2,027 km | 4 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| PUQ | President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport | 187 km |
| RYO | 28 de Noviembre Airport | 201 km |
| PNT | Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport | 222 km |
| FTE | El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport | 242 km |
| RGA | Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport | 263 km |
Distance from RGL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,750 m | 45 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina · -51.6088, -69.3089
Questions
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