# El Tehuelche Airport (PMY / SAVY)

**El Tehuelche Airport** (IATA: PMY, ICAO: SAVY) is a medium airport in Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 180 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PMY / SAVY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 130 m / 427 ft
- Coordinates: -42.7592, -65.1027
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 180,089 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Catamarca
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tehuelche_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5352230
- Weather station: SAVY
- Ident: SAVY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5/23 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 058° / 238° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 39,914 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 38,671 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 47,451 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 50,790 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 103,553 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 100,195 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 80,317 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 12,015 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 22,035 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 109,447 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 196,599 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 180,089 | ANAC Argentina |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 180K (2025) | #1,583 of 3,974 | #146 in South America | #24 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =138 in South America | #29 in AR |
| Elevation | 130 m / 427 ft | =28,494 of 43,403 | =6,474 in South America | #314 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | MADRYN TWR | 119.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [REL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savt.md) Almirante Marco Andres Zar Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [SA34](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa34.md) Trelew Aeroclub Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AR-0312](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0312.md) Rawson Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
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- [AR-0498](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0498.md) Estancia La Adela Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [AR-0708](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0708.md) Pico Sayago Airport · 88 km / 55 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)
- [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/savy/data