# Comandante Espora Airport (BHI / SAZB)

**Comandante Espora Airport** (IATA: BHI, ICAO: SAZB) is a medium airport in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,410 m (7,907 ft). In 2025 it handled 238 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BHI / SAZB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 75 m / 246 ft
- Coordinates: -38.7250, -62.1693
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,410 m / 7,907 ft
- Passengers: 238,264 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Website: https://www.aeropuertobahiablanca.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandante_Espora_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657827
- Weather station: SAZB · WMO 87750
- Ident: SAZB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 2,410 m / 7,907 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 164° / 344° | yes |
| 06/24 | 1,980 m / 6,496 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 061° / 241° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 1,498 m / 4,915 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 164° / 344° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 229,877 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 294,982 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 302,365 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 393,306 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 402,862 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 329,570 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 57,473 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 55,284 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 197,848 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 255,866 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 229,232 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 238,264 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [MDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazm.md) Ástor Piazzola International Airport · Argentina · 410 km / 255 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [PMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savy.md) El Tehuelche Airport · Argentina · 512 km / 318 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [NQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazn.md) Presidente Perón International Airport · Argentina · 519 km / 322 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [REL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savt.md) Almirante Marco Andres Zar Airport · Argentina · 563 km / 350 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 571 km / 355 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [LGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/samm.md) Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport · Argentina · 748 km / 465 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [MDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/same.md) Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport · Argentina · 886 km / 551 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [CRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savc.md) General Enrique Mosconi International Airport · Argentina · 898 km / 558 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)

### Seasonal (1)

- [BRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazs.md) Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport · Argentina · 812 km / 505 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BHI, 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) · 5
- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 238K (2025) | #1,461 of 3,974 | #136 in South America | #19 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,410 m / 7,907 ft | =2,815 of 29,858 | #166 in South America | #32 in AR |
| Elevation | 75 m / 246 ft | =32,751 of 43,403 | =7,495 in South America | =492 in AR |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in South America | =2 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BAHIA BLANCA APP | 124.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 296.500 |
| TWR | ESPORA TWR | 119.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0308](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0308.md) Punta Alta Airport · 14 km / 8.8 mi
- [AR-0023](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0023.md) Bahía Blanca Aeroclub Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [SA27](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa27.md) Puerto Rosales Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [AR-0071](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0071.md) Cabildo Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [AR-0815](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0815.md) Estancia San Miguel Airstrip · 47 km / 29 mi
- [AR-0458](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0458.md) Santo Tomás de La Sierra Airport · 61 km / 38 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: “Comandante Espora Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comandante_Espora_Airport&oldid=1363028917), 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/sazb/data