Hermes Quijada International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto International de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada) is an airport in
Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina serving the city of
Río Grande
The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.
The length of the Rio G ...
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It has a terminal, a cargo terminal, and of hangars. The airport is operated by
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A., sometimes abbreviated as AA2000, is a company based in the city of Buenos Aires that operates 35 airports in Argentina.
It was founded in 1998 to manage and operate airports within the Argentine territory, and pr ...
.
The runway has an additional
blast pad on Runway 26. The airport is inland from the
Atlantic Ocean
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. East approach and departure may be over the water.
[
The Rio Grande ]VOR-DME
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(Ident: GRA) and non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: GRA) are located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
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*Transport in Argentina
Transport in Argentina is mainly based on a complex network of routes, crossed by relatively inexpensive long-distance buses and by cargo trucks. The country also has a number of national and international airports. The importance of the long-d ...
*List of airports in Argentina
This is a list of airports in Argentina, sorted by location.
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Airports
ICAO location identifiers link to airport page at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos' (ORSNA), where availableMap of airports.
Airport names sho ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Rio Grande AirportOrganismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos
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Airports in Argentina
Argentine Naval Air Bases
Buildings and structures in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
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