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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport

Airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

FTE

Location of airport in Argentina

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
07/25	2,649	8,688	Concrete

Statistics (2021)

Passengers	327,000

Source: DAFIF, 2010 World Airport Traffic Report,^[1] ANAC Argentina^[2]

Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply.^{[citation needed]} The airport is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, DAP and LADE. It is the westernmost Argentinian airport served by scheduled flights.^{[citation needed]}

The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL). It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport's design was created by Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott. In 2010, the airport was used by over 500,000 passengers.^{[citation needed]}

It was the departure and landing station for the second stage of Perlan Project.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Trelew, Ushuaia Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche
Flybondi	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
JetSmart Argentina	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
LADE	Comodoro Rivadavia, Río Gallegos, Río Grande, Ushuaia
Sky Airline	Seasonal: Santiago de Chile (begins 18 December 2024)^[3]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
	Passengers	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year	Cargo (metric tons)	Change from previous year
2005	383,641	12.01%	4,304	4.97%	157	15.44%
2006	407,874	6.32%	4,387	1.93%	150	4.46%
2007	433,589	6.30%	5,255	19.79%	112	25.33%
2008	494,722	14.10%	6,355	20.93%	120	7.14%
2009	481,690	2.63%	6,482	2.00%	132	10.00%
2010	507,482	5.35%	6,589	1.65%	N.A.	N.A.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010)

Gallery

References

^ Airport Council International
^ "Informe Anual del Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Sky Airline Adds Seasonal Santiago – El Calafate Route in NW24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 August 2024.