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 type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santa Rosa, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 630 ft / 192 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°35′30″S 64°16′35″W / 36.59167°S 64.27639°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  RSA Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2016) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
History edit
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.[citation needed]
The terminal was built in 1971. In 1988 the runway was extended to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). 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 edit
Santa Rosa was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds. In 2007, 12915 passengers used the airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Santa Rosa Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Airport information for Santa Rosa Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links edit
- FallingRain - Santa Rosa
- OurAirports - Santa Rosa Airport
- Accident history for RSA at Aviation Safety Network
 | This article about an airport in Argentina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |