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El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportSAWC / FTE

El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport serves El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Its ICAO code is SAWC and its IATA code FTE. The longest of its one runway is 7/25, at 8,366 ft (2,550 m). The field is 669 ft (204 m) above sea level. Local time is America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos, UTC-3.

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ICAO
SAWC
IATA
FTE
LONGEST RUNWAY
8,366 ft
2,550 m · 7/25
ELEVATION
669 ft
204 m
TIME ZONE
UTC-3
America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
POSITION
50.280°S
72.053°W

Runways

7/258,366 ft · 2,550 mCON

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Questions people ask about El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport

How long is the runway at El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport?

The longest runway, 7/25, is 8,366 ft (2,550 m), surface CON.

What is the elevation of El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport?

669 ft (204 m) above mean sea level.

What time zone is El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport in?

America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos: UTC-3.

What are the codes for El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport?

ICAO SAWC, IATA FTE. It serves El Calafate, Argentina.

How far can you fly from El Calafate?
Open the mapper with a 7,300 nm range ring around SAWC, then pick your own aircraft, add a route and check every leg.
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