# Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH / SAWH) **Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport** (IATA: USH, ICAO: SAWH) is a medium airport in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It opened on 27 Nov 1995. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawh ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: USH / SAWH - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina - Opened: 27 Nov 1995 - Elevation: 31 m / 102 ft - Coordinates: -54.8433, -68.2958 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft - Passengers: 1,130,050 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Ushuaia - Website: https://www.aeropuertoushuaia.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushuaia_%E2%80%93_Malvinas_Argentinas_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433151 - Weather station: SAWH · WMO 87938 - Ident: SAWH ## Timeline - 27 Nov 1995: Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 7/25 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 086° / 266° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 554,906 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 610,311 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 688,437 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 753,710 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 798,709 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 794,484 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 929,777 | ANAC Argentina | | 2021 | 513,533 | ANAC Argentina | | 2022 | 986,645 | ANAC Argentina | | 2023 | 1,192,864 | ANAC Argentina | | 2024 | 1,151,114 | ANAC Argentina | | 2025 | 1,130,050 | ANAC Argentina | ## Routes 7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [RGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawe.md) Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel 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 · 366 km / 227 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [FTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sawc.md) El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport · Argentina · 567 km / 352 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [CRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savc.md) General Enrique Mosconi International Airport · Argentina · 1,009 km / 627 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 2,350 km / 1,460 mi · JetSmart Argentina - [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 2,381 km / 1,479 mi · JetSmart Argentina ### Seasonal (1) - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 3,931 km / 2,443 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from USH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - 5U [Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-del-estado-lade) · 4 - WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 2 - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 1 · seasonal - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.1M (2025) | #774 of 3,974 | #61 in South America | #9 in AR | | Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =78 in South America | =13 in AR | | Elevation | 31 m / 102 ft | =36,757 of 43,403 | =8,138 in South America | =673 in AR | | Age | Opened 1995 | =10,552 of 15,079 | #142 in South America | #18 in AR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | RDO | RDO | 122.100 | | TWR | TWR/APP | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [AR-0736](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0736.md) Ushuaia Aeroclub Airport · 2.4 km / 1.5 mi - [SCNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scny.md) Yendegaia Airport · 35 km / 21 mi - [AR-0684](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0684.md) Lago Escondido Airport · 42 km / 26 mi - [WPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scgz.md) Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport · 44 km / 27 mi - [SCAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scaz.md) Azopardo Airport · 58 km / 36 mi - [AR-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0002.md) Estancia Los Cerros Airport · 63 km / 39 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: “Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ushuaia_–_Malvinas_Argentinas_International_Airport&oldid=1374340923), revision of 11 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/sawh/data