# Piloto Civil N. Fernández Airport (RGL)

> Rio Gallegos, AR · IATA: RGL · ICAO: SAWG · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `RGL` |
| ICAO | `SAWG` |
| City | Rio Gallegos |
| Country | AR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 19 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -51.60890, -69.31260 |

## Description

Aerolíneas Argentinas flies the great majority of departures from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández Airport (IATA: RGL, ICAO: SAWG), linking the Santa Cruz capital of Río Gallegos to Buenos Aires roughly once a day; LATAM also calls here about once a month on the sole scheduled air link to the Falkland Islands (Mount Pleasant) to and from Punta Arenas. This international airport in Argentina's deep south sits near the Atlantic and the approaches to the Strait of Magellan, in a region of oil and gas fields and sheep stations. There are no dedicated freighters; air cargo travels as belly load on passenger flights, while the area's energy and wool exports move mainly by road and sea. Forwarders consolidate larger air-cargo volumes via Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE). RGL nonetheless anchors connectivity for the far south and serves as a gateway toward the El Calafate tourism circuit.

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