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Location
Lago Argentino · Z · Argentina
Position
-50.278°, -71.043° · 823 ft elev.
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Remote Patagonian airfield serving Lago Argentino region.
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Lago Argentino, Argentina
Gendarme Barreto West Airport is a small general aviation airfield located near Lago Argentino, a town in the Santa Cruz Province of southern Argentina. The facility serves the remote Patagonian region and is associated with Argentine border security and gendarmerie operations, consistent with its name referencing the Gendarmería Nacional Argentina.
The airport operates under the ICAO identifier AR-0718 and has no assigned IATA code, reflecting its status as a non-commercial or limited-use aerodrome. It serves local transportation needs in one of Argentina's most sparsely populated and geographically dramatic regions, near the famous Los Glaciares National Park.
Notable facts
- ›Located in Santa Cruz Province in Patagonia, one of Argentina's most remote regions.
- ›No IATA code assigned, indicating non-commercial or restricted-use status.
- ›The name references the Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, the country's border security force.
- ›Situated near Lago Argentino, the largest lake in Argentina.
- ›The broader area is served commercially by Comandante Armando Tola International Airport in El Calafate.
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