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Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport serves Rio Grande in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province, at the southern tip of South America. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway equipped with an ILS, giving it a reliable instrument approach for the often demanding Patagonian weather. For the sim pilot, it is a useful gateway into the far south, with a manned control tower providing approach and aerodrome services.
Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport lies at Rio Grande, on the Argentine side of the island of Tierra del Fuego. Known by its IATA code RGA and ICAO code SAWE, it is a medium-sized international airport that provides scheduled air links to the far south of the country. Its single instrument-equipped runway and tower service make it a practical and interesting destination for VFR and instrument flights into a remote, windswept part of the world.
The airport sits at an elevation of 52 feet, at coordinates 53.7775 S, 67.7494 W, on the outskirts of the town of Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego Province. Air traffic in the vicinity is worked by a control tower that also provides approach service, reflecting the airport's role as the principal aerodrome for this stretch of the Patagonian coast.
The airport has a single physical runway, 08/26, measuring 6,543 feet with a hard surface and runway lighting. An ILS is provided for approaches to runway 26, giving instrument guidance for landings from that direction.
The tower operates as Grande Tower/Approach on 118.3 MHz, providing both tower and approach services to traffic in the area. An ILS is available for runway 26, supporting instrument approaches when weather in this exposed southern location demands it.
The airport is named for Governor Ramón Trejo Noel and was formerly known as Hermes Quijada Airport, a name still reflected in some reference sources covering the field.
The airport continues to function as an active international aerodrome for Rio Grande, with a control tower providing both aerodrome and approach services and an ILS available for instrument approaches to runway 26.