# Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ / SAZM)

**Ástor Piazzola International Airport** (IATA: MDQ, ICAO: SAZM) is a medium airport in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 301 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MDQ / SAZM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 22 m / 72 ft
- Coordinates: -37.9342, -57.5733
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 m / 7,218 ft
- Passengers: 300,584 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Website: http://www.aa2000.com.ar/aeropuertos.aspx?qA=MDQ
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astor_Piazzolla_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902159
- Weather station: SAZM · WMO 87692
- Ident: SAZM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 133,515 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 182,889 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 194,566 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 279,981 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 453,251 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 378,436 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2020 | 111,358 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2021 | 87,043 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 272,155 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 307,236 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 293,973 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 300,584 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 383 km / 238 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [BHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazb.md) Comandante Espora Airport · Argentina · 410 km / 255 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [PMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savy.md) El Tehuelche Airport · Argentina · 833 km / 518 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- [BRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazs.md) Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport · Argentina · 1,217 km / 756 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 5U [Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-del-estado-lade) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 301K (2025) | #1,348 of 3,974 | #123 in South America | #17 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | =3,269 of 29,858 | =205 in South America | =46 in AR |
| Elevation | 22 m / 72 ft | =38,075 of 43,403 | =8,291 in South America | =719 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CON | 124.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR/APP | 118.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [AR-0391](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0391.md) Mar del Plata Gliding Club · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [AR-0291](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0291.md) Parque Hermoso Airport · 12 km / 7.5 mi
- [AR-0061](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0061.md) Batan Airport · 13 km / 7.8 mi
- [MJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa14.md) Miramar Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [AR-0150](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0150.md) Estancia Los Cardos Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [AR-0115](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0115.md) Coronel Vidal Airport · 54 km / 34 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: “Astor Piazzolla Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Astor_Piazzolla_Airport&oldid=1363014682), 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/sazm/data