Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport

Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport

Aeropuerto de Trelew

Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerArgentine Government
OperatorLondon Supply Group
ServesTrelew, Argentina
Elevation AMSL141 ft / 43 m
Coordinates43°12′35″S 65°17′00″W / 43.20972°S 65.28333°W / -43.20972; -65.28333
Websitewww.aeropuertotrelew.com
Map
REL
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,560 8,399 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers252,594
Source: GCM SkyVector Google Maps

Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (Welsh: Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar, Spanish: Aeropuerto Almirante Marcos A. Zar) (IATA: REL, ICAO: SAVT) is an airport in Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina, named after the Argentine Navy Admiral and aviator Marcos Andrés Zar. The airport serves the cities of Trelew and Rawson.

The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Trelew and 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Rawson, the capital of Chubut Province. It has a 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) passenger terminal and has parking for 128 cars. It is operated by London Supply.

The Trelew Almirante Zar Naval Air Base is on the airport, and has an Argentine Naval Aviation squadron flying P-3 Orions.