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
IATA: RSA ICAO: SAZR
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 / -36.59167; -64.27639
Map
RSA Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers 42,294
Source: WAD SkyVector^[1] GCM^[2]

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.^{[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

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

•   Argentina portal
•   Aviation portal
• Transport in Argentina
• List of airports in Argentina

References

1. "Santa Rosa Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. Airport information for Santa Rosa Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

External links

• FallingRain - Santa Rosa
• OurAirports - Santa Rosa Airport
• Accident history for RSA at Aviation Safety Network