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Location
Deseado · Z · Argentina
Position
-48.421°, -66.657° · 94 ft elev.
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Small general aviation airfield serving Patagonian Argentina.
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Puerto Deseado, Argentina
Punta Mercedes West Airport is a small, non-commercial airfield located near the city of Puerto Deseado in the Santa Cruz province of Patagonian Argentina. It carries the ICAO designation AR-0694 and has no assigned IATA code, reflecting its status as a minor or private aviation facility rather than a scheduled commercial airport.
The airport serves general aviation needs in the sparsely populated Patagonian region, an area characterized by vast steppe landscapes and significant distances between population centers. Puerto Deseado itself is a small port city known for its natural harbor and wildlife reserves along the Ría Deseado estuary.
Notable facts
- ›Located in Santa Cruz province, one of Argentina's most remote and sparsely populated regions.
- ›Carries no IATA code, indicating it does not serve scheduled commercial passenger flights.
- ›The ICAO code AR-0694 places it within Argentina's general aviation registry.
- ›Puerto Deseado is served separately by Puerto Deseado Airport (ICAO: SAWD) for scheduled services.
- ›The Patagonian region requires numerous small airstrips due to vast distances between settlements.
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