# Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS / SAAR)

**Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport** (IATA: ROS, ICAO: SAAR) is a large airport in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 410 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/saar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROS / SAAR
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 26 m / 85 ft
- Coordinates: -32.9036, -60.7850
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 409,561 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Website: http://www.aeropuertorosario.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_%E2%80%93_Islas_Malvinas_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432622
- Weather station: SAAR · WMO 87480
- Ident: SAAR

## Timeline

- 1940: Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 010° / 190° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 234,992 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 353,073 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 477,514 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 731,424 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 847,855 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 764,526 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 168,438 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 103,024 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 369,223 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 500,138 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 444,538 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 409,561 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

9 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [RCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/satr.md) Reconquista Airport · Argentina · 424 km / 263 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,752 km / 1,089 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,052 km / 1,275 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 2,856 km / 1,775 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 5,066 km / 3,148 mi · Copa Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 5,780 km / 3,592 mi · Arajet
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 10,052 km / 6,246 mi · World2Fly

### Seasonal (2)

- [FLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfl.md) Hercílio Luz International Airport · Brazil · 1,310 km / 814 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,752 km / 1,089 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [NAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsg.md) Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · Brazil · 4,002 km / 2,487 mi · LATAM Brasil

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ROS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 3
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 2
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1
- 5U [Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-del-estado-lade) · 1
- 2W [World2Fly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/world2fly) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 410K (2025) | #1,200 of 3,974 | #105 in South America | #14 in AR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =56 in South America | =5 in AR |
| Elevation | 26 m / 85 ft | =37,494 of 43,403 | =8,221 in South America | =697 in AR |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =25 in South America | #3 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR/APP | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0030.md) Alagro Fumigaciones Airport · 5.7 km / 3.6 mi
- [AR-0315](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0315.md) Don Jose Airport · 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
- [AR-0450](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0450.md) Pettilep II Airport · 11 km / 6.9 mi
- [AR-0542](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0542.md) Estancia La Carolina Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [AR-0511](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0511.md) Agroalvear S.R.L. Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [AR-0739](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0739.md) Piñero Airfield · 22 km / 13 mi

## Sources

- [ANAC Argentina](https://datos.transporte.gob.ar/dataset/aterrizajes-y-despegues-procesados-por-la-administracion-nacional-de-aviacion-civil-anac): Argentina: ANAC, Aterrizajes y despegues (CC BY 4.0) (CC BY 4.0)
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosario_–_Islas_Malvinas_International_Airport&oldid=1376204025), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/saar/data