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Location
Lago Argentino · Z · Argentina
Position
-50.288°, -70.904° · 981 ft elev.
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Remote Patagonian airfield serving Lago Argentino region.
Location
Lago Argentino, Argentina
Gendarme Barreto Airport is a small general aviation airfield located near Lago Argentino, a town in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The airport serves the remote Patagonian region surrounding the southern Argentine lake district, providing essential air access to an otherwise isolated area.
The facility is identified by the ICAO code AR-0719 and does not hold an IATA code, indicating it does not operate scheduled commercial passenger services. It primarily supports light aircraft, private flights, and potentially government or security operations given its name referencing the Argentine Gendarmerie.
Notable facts
- ›The airport's name references the Argentine Gendarmerie, a national security force.
- ›Lago Argentino is the largest lake in Argentina, located within Los Glaciares National Park area.
- ›The airport holds no IATA code, consistent with non-commercial or very limited operations.
- ›Located in Santa Cruz Province, one of Argentina's most sparsely populated regions.
- ›The nearest major airport with commercial services is El Calafate Airport (FTE).
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