# Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (AFA / SAMR)

**Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport** (IATA: AFA, ICAO: SAMR) is a medium airport in San Rafael, Mendoza Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,110 m (6,923 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 50 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AFA / SAMR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: San Rafael, Mendoza Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 753 m / 2,470 ft
- Coordinates: -34.5883, -68.4039
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,110 m / 6,923 ft
- Passengers: 49,800 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Mendoza
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Rafael_Airport_(Argentina) (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497634
- Weather station: SAMR · WMO 87509
- Ident: SAMR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,110 m / 6,923 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 108° / 288° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 31,955 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 36,720 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 41,579 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 56,188 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 53,530 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 51,695 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 52,816 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 12,272 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 22,811 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 51,931 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 48,215 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 49,800 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 914 km / 568 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 50K (2025) | #2,089 of 3,974 | #204 in South America | #33 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,110 m / 6,923 ft | =3,555 of 29,858 | =228 in South America | =51 in AR |
| Elevation | 753 m / 2,470 ft | =7,021 of 43,403 | =985 in South America | #64 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0166](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0166.md) General Alvear Aeroclub Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [SAMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sama.md) General Alvear Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [SAMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sams.md) San Carlos Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [AR-0222](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0222.md) La Consulta Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [LGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/samm.md) Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport · 147 km / 91 mi
- [AR-0493](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0493.md) La Paz Airport · 147 km / 92 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: “San Rafael Airport (Argentina)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Rafael_Airport_(Argentina)&oldid=1363083018), revision of 7 Jul 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/samr/data