Santa Rosa Airport (Argentina)

Santa Rosa Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa) (IATA: RSA, ICAO: SAZR) 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.

Santa Rosa Airport

Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesSanta Rosa, Argentina
Elevation AMSL630 ft / 192 m
Coordinates36°35′30″S 64°16′35″W
Map
RSA
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers42,294
Source: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3] GCM[4]

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 485 square metres (5,220 sq ft) terminal and 88 space parking lot were built in 1971. In 1988 the runway was extended to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). An ILS and the Santa Rosa VOR-DME (Ident: OSA)[1] were installed in 1996, and in 1999, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 started running it.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

See also

References
  1. "Santa Rosa Airport". World Aero Data. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "Santa Rosa Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. "Santa Rosa Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. Airport information for Santa Rosa Airport at Great Circle Mapper.


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