# Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport (EQS / SAVE)

**Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport** (IATA: EQS, ICAO: SAVE) is a medium airport in Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina. It opened in 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,400 m (7,874 ft). It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 97 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EQS / SAVE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: 799 m / 2,621 ft
- Coordinates: -42.9080, -71.1395
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Passengers: 96,679 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Catamarca
- Website: http://www.aa2000.com.ar
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquel_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584491
- Weather station: SAVE · WMO 87803
- Ident: SAVE

## Timeline

- 1945: Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5/23 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 057° / 237° | yes |
| 8/26 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 090° / 270° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 37,677 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 43,540 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 46,803 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 58,937 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 51,080 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 53,280 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 13,616 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 37,867 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 81,234 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 90,802 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 93,628 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 96,679 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [COR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saco.md) Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · Argentina · 1,427 km / 887 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 1,439 km / 894 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 97K (2025) | #1,831 of 3,974 | #171 in South America | #28 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =168 in South America | =33 in AR |
| Elevation | 799 m / 2,621 ft | =6,530 of 43,403 | =791 in South America | #59 in AR |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =36 in South America | =5 in AR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =14 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP/TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0464](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0464.md) Trevelin Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [AR-0102](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0102.md) Cholila Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [FFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scft.md) Futaleufú Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [AR-0134](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0134.md) El Corcovado Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [AR-0349](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0349.md) Estancia Tecka Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [AR-0505](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0505.md) Cushamen Field · 91 km / 56 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: “Esquel Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Esquel_Airport&oldid=1363036225), 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/save/data