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Hermes Quijada International airport in Rio Grande (Argentina)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
Hermes Quijada International airport is located near Rio Grande, with Río Grande at 2mi↑, Kaiken at 57mi↑, Ushuaia at 74mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 76mi↑, Puerto Williams at 80mi↑, Porvenir at 112mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Argentina and Southernmost airports in Argentina
→ See also airports in Argentina
aerial view of Hermes Quijada International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SAWE
- IATA code : RGA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 20 m = 66ft
→ See also Highest airports in Argentina and Lowest airports in Argentina
Runways
- runway 7/25 : 2000m = 6562ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Argentina
Coming to Hermes Quijada International airport
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Aviation weather for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 041300Z 21004KT 120V280 CAVOK 11/04 Q1007
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 13 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 62 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 210°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 041100Z 0412/0512 24010KT CAVOK TX14/0418Z TN07/0509Z BECMG 0420/0422 27020KT BECMG 0505/0507 25015G25KT 9999 BKN025 TEMPO 0506/0509 9000 -RA BKN020
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:00 UTC, issued 4 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
0412/0512 24010KT CAVOK TX14/0418Z TN07/0509Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0420/0422 27020KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 270°
becoming from Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 07:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0505/0507 25015G25KT 9999 BKN025
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2500ft = 760m
temporarily from Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0506/0509 9000 -RA BKN020
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light rain
broken at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Hermes Quijada International airport
Around Hermes Quijada International airport in Rio Grande (Argentina)
near
- Hotels in Río Grande
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 6491mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 6543mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 7718mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 7747mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 7748mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 7748mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 7749mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 7749mi↑
- San Sebastian at 7749mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 7761mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 7762mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 7762mi↑
- for Hermes Quijada International airport at 0mi↑
- for Rio Chico Highway Strip airport at 12mi↑
- for Los Robles airport at 21mi↑
nearest airports to Hermes Quijada International airport in Rio Grande (Argentina)
- Rio Chico Highway Strip airport ( AR-0509) at 12mi↑
- Los Robles airport ( AR-0510) at 21mi↑
- Estancia Sara airport ( AR-0508) at 29mi↑
- Rio Bellavista airport ( AR-0003) at 35mi↑
- Planta Cruz Del Sur heliport ( AR-0297) at 38mi↑
- Estancia Rio Ewan heliport ( AR-0317) at 38mi↑
- Estancia Los Cerros airport ( AR-0002) at 39mi↑
- San Sebastián airport (SCSS ) at 49mi↑NOTAM
- Heliplataforma Swiber PJW3000 heliport ( AR-0667) at 49mi↑
- Lago Fagnano North airport ( THN SA15) at 55mi↑
- Tolhuin Lago Fagnano airport (SAWL ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Lago Escondido airport ( AR-0684) at 59mi↑
- Estancia Cullen South airport ( AR-0507) at 64mi↑
- Austral heliport ( AR-0050) at 66mi↑
- Rio Cullen II Heliplatform heliport ( AR-0491) at 67mi↑
- Cullen airport ( AR-0001) at 67mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Argentina
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap