# Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC / SAZS) **Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport** (IATA: BRC, ICAO: SAZS) is a large airport in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,348 m (7,703 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Argentine Air Force. In 2025 it handled 2.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazs ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BRC / SAZS - Type: Large airport - Operator: Argentine Air Force - Serves: San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina - Elevation: 846 m / 2,774 ft - Coordinates: -41.1512, -71.1575 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,348 m / 7,703 ft - Passengers: 2,577,808 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Salta - Website: http://www.aa2000.com.ar/bariloche - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370274 - Weather station: SAZS · WMO 87765 - Ident: SAZS ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11/29 | 2,348 m / 7,703 ft | 48 m / 157 ft | Asphalt | 115° / 295° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 810,042 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 843,989 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,115,969 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,273,087 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,559,455 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,856,284 | ANAC Argentina | | 2020 | 473,194 | ANAC Argentina | | 2021 | 1,113,470 | ANAC Argentina | | 2022 | 1,990,420 | ANAC Argentina | | 2023 | 2,551,165 | ANAC Argentina | | 2024 | 2,382,789 | ANAC Argentina | | 2025 | 2,577,808 | ANAC Argentina | ## Routes 13 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [PMC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scte.md) El Tepual International Airport · Chile · 165 km / 103 mi · Sky Airline - [PMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/savy.md) El Tehuelche Airport · Argentina · 532 km / 331 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [BHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazb.md) Comandante Espora Airport · Argentina · 812 km / 505 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [MDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/same.md) Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport · Argentina · 949 km / 590 mi · JetSmart Argentina - [MDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sazm.md) Ástor Piazzola International Airport · Argentina · 1,217 km / 756 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE) - [COR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saco.md) Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · Argentina · 1,258 km / 782 mi · JetSmart Argentina - [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 1,309 km / 813 mi · JetSmart Argentina - [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 1,335 km / 830 mi · Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE), JetSmart Argentina ### Seasonal (5) - [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 863 km / 536 mi · LATAM Chile, Sky Airline - [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 2,184 km / 1,357 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 3,013 km / 1,872 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 3,025 km / 1,880 mi · Sky Airline, LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 3,511 km / 2,182 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BRC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (7) - WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 4 - 5U [Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-del-estado-lade) · 4 - AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines) · 3 · seasonal - H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 3 - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 1 · seasonal - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1 · seasonal - [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.6M (2025) | #511 of 3,974 | #38 in South America | #5 in AR | | Longest runway | 2,348 m / 7,703 ft | #2,993 of 29,858 | #182 in South America | #37 in AR | | Elevation | 846 m / 2,774 ft | #6,086 of 43,403 | #641 in South America | #53 in AR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.900 | | RDO | BARILOCHE RDO | 122.300 | | TWR | BARILOCHE TWR/APP | 119.100 | ## Nearby airports - [AR-0238](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0238.md) Lago Nahuel Huapi Airfield · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi - [AR-0295](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0295.md) Pilcaniyeu Airport · 37 km / 23 mi - [CL-0033](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cl-0033.md) Paso El León Airstrip · 70 km / 44 mi - [SCPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scpu.md) Peulla Airport · 72 km / 45 mi - [AR-0074](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0074.md) Estancia Caleufu Airport · 86 km / 53 mi - [SCRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scri.md) Río Frío Airport · 91 km / 56 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: “San Carlos de Bariloche Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Carlos_de_Bariloche_Airport&oldid=1374340809), 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/sazs/data