Santa Rosa Airport (Argentina) Explained

Santa Rosa Airport
Nativename:Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa
Iata:RSA
Icao:SAZR
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Argentina
Pushpin Label:RSA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
City-Served:Santa Rosa, Argentina
Elevation-F:630
Coordinates:-36.5917°N -64.2764°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:2300
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Total passengers
Stat1-Data:42,294
Footnotes:Source: WAD SkyVector[1] GCM

Santa Rosa Airport (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa) is an airport in La Pampa Province, Argentina serving the cities of Santa Rosa and Toay. The airport is on the northeast corner of Santa Rosa.

History

The airport was built in 1940. 1 September 1940 was the first regular flight to Santa Rosa, a military Junkers en route from Buenos Aires to Esquel Airport vía Santa Rosa, Neuquén, and San Carlos de Bariloche Airport.

The terminal was built in 1971. In 1988 the runway was extended to . An Instrument Landing System and radio beacon were installed in 1996, and in 1999, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 took over management of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Santa Rosa was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds. In 2007, 12915 passengers used the airport.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santa Rosa Airport . SkyVector . 20 April 2019.