# Capitan D Daniel Vazquez Airport (ULA)

> San Julian, AR · IATA: ULA · ICAO: SAWJ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ULA` |
| ICAO | `SAWJ` |
| City | San Julian |
| Country | AR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 62 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -49.30682, -67.80260 |

## Description

Sheep stations, coastal fishing and inland gold mining shape the economy around Puerto San Julián in Argentina's Santa Cruz province — and none of it moves through Capitán José Daniel Vázquez Airport (IATA ULA, ICAO SAWJ). The field, at about 51 metres elevation, sees at most irregular services by the state operator LADE to Comodoro Rivadavia, Río Gallegos and Ushuaia; there is no scheduled passenger programme and no freight operation. It has no cargo terminal, no handling agent and no permanent customs post, which rules it out for import and export shipments. Regional supplies and exports, including output from the Cerro Vanguardia gold mine inland, travel by Ruta Nacional 3 and through Patagonian seaports instead. The nearest airports with regular traffic are Río Gallegos (RGL) roughly 280 kilometres south and Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD) to the north, while international air freight effectively always routes via Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), where the cargo terminal and customs clearance sit. Time-critical consignments for San Julián are therefore planned as a flight to EZE or RGL followed by a long road leg.

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