# Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ)

> San Juan, AR · IATA: UAQ · ICAO: SANU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `UAQ` |
| ICAO | `SANU` |
| City | San Juan |
| Country | AR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 597 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -31.57150, -68.41820 |

## Description

Wine for export and spare parts for the mines are the goods that move through San Juan, yet Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ/SANU) has no freight terminal and handled around 202,000 passengers in 2025. The airport lies at Las Chacritas in the 9 de Julio department, some 12 kilometres southeast of the provincial capital, and is run by Aeropuertos Argentina. A fully rebuilt terminal opened in December 2025: two floors, 5,396 square metres, twelve check-in desks, two baggage belts and two air bridges. Aerolíneas Argentinas operates the link to Buenos Aires, and freight travels almost entirely as belly cargo on those passenger flights; no freighter operation is documented. Larger consignments therefore go by road to Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE) about 1,100 kilometres east, Argentina's principal air cargo gateway, while Mendoza (MDZ) some 165 kilometres south offers a shorter pre-carriage leg. For forwarders, UAQ remains a feeder with limited air freight capacity.

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