# Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport (RGA / SAWE)

**Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport** (IATA: RGA, ICAO: SAWE) is a medium airport in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 143 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RGA / SAWE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 20 m / 65 ft
- Coordinates: -53.7777, -67.7494
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 142,828 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Ushuaia
- Website: https://www.aa2000.com.ar/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_Quijada_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1927846
- Weather station: SAWE · WMO 87934
- Ident: SAWE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7/25 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 146,231 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 151,822 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 153,720 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 139,807 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 149,828 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 151,604 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 147,700 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 35,669 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 125,202 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 154,886 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 136,980 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 142,828 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [USH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawh.md) Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport · Argentina · 124 km / 77 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [RGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawg.md) Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport · Argentina · 263 km / 163 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [FTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawc.md) El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport · Argentina · 488 km / 303 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [CRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savc.md) General Enrique Mosconi International Airport · Argentina · 889 km / 552 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 2,258 km / 1,403 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

### Cargo (1)

- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 2,227 km / 1,384 mi · Aerolineas Argentinas

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 5U [Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-del-estado-lade) · 4
- 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 | 143K (2025) | #1,682 of 3,974 | #155 in South America | #25 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =276 in South America | =58 in AR |
| Elevation | 20 m / 65 ft | =38,456 of 43,403 | =8,341 in South America | =725 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | GRANDE TWR/APP | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0509](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0509.md) Rio Chico Highway Strip · 20 km / 12 mi
- [AR-0510](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0510.md) Los Robles Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [AR-0508](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0508.md) Estancia Sara Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [AR-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0003.md) Rio Bellavista Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AR-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0002.md) Estancia Los Cerros Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [CL-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cl-0007.md) Arco Iris Airport · 70 km / 44 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: “Hermes Quijada International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hermes_Quijada_International_Airport&oldid=1363095316), revision of 8 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/sawe/data