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Puerto Deseado Airport

Puerto Deseado, Argentina

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Location

Puerto Deseado · Z · Argentina

Position

-47.735°, -65.904° · 268 ft elev.

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Patagonian gateway serving the coastal city of Puerto Deseado.

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Puerto Deseado, Argentina

Puerto Deseado Airport (IATA: PUD, ICAO: SAWD) is a small regional airport serving Puerto Deseado, a port city in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentine Patagonia. The airport provides essential air connectivity for this remote coastal community, which is known for its rich marine wildlife and the nearby Ría Deseado nature reserve. The airport operates domestic routes connecting Puerto Deseado with other Argentine cities, primarily through regional carriers. Given the limited road infrastructure in the region, air travel plays an important role in linking the city with provincial and national centers.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes typical of a remote Patagonian regional airport.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and the city of Puerto Deseado is primarily by taxi or private vehicle, as scheduled bus services are limited.

Airlines here

LADE (Líneas Aéreas del Estado), the Argentine Air Force's commercial airline, has historically served the airport along with other regional carriers.

Notable facts

›Located in Santa Cruz Province, one of Argentina's most sparsely populated regions.
›Puerto Deseado is known as a gateway to Ría Deseado, a protected marine wildlife area.
›The airport serves a city with an economy centered on fishing and petroleum industries.
›LADE, operated by the Argentine Air Force, provides subsidized regional air service to the airport.
›Patagonian wind conditions can be a significant operational factor for flights at this airport.

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Puerto Deseado Airport is an airport serving Puerto Deseado, a port town at the mouth of the Deseado River in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. As of February 2012, no scheduled services are operated.

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Puerto Deseado Airport

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