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Ástor Piazzola International Airport (SAZM/MDQ) serves Mar del Plata on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, offering a long, lit runway with an ILS approach that makes it a straightforward and well-equipped destination for visual or instrument arrivals. It is a medium-sized field with airline service and a full instrument landing system on one runway end.
Ástor Piazzola International Airport lies at Mar del Plata, on the coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is a medium-sized airport handling scheduled airline traffic, identified by the ICAO code SAZM, the IATA code MDQ and the local code MDP. Its single paved runway, equipped with an ILS, and its tower service make it a capable field for both VFR and instrument arrivals.
The airport sits at coordinates 37.9342 S, 57.5733 W, at a field elevation of 66 feet, on the Atlantic coast at Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires Province. It is a controlled aerodrome with its own tower and approach service.
The airport has a single physical runway, 13/31, 7205 feet long with a hard surface. Both ends are lit, and runway 13 is equipped with an ILS approach.
Pilots should expect the following frequencies: A/D 124.4 MHz, GND (Control) 121.7 MHz, and TWR/APP 118.75 MHz. The tower also provides approach control on the same frequency. Runway 13 is served by an ILS.
The airport carries the name Ástor Piazzola International Airport, and has also been known as Brigadier General Bartolome De La Colina International Airport.
