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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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Hermes Quijada International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Pampa Guanaco airport at 47mi : book on Trip.com
- Malvinas Argentinas airport at 77mi : book on Iberia
weather : light intensity drizzle at Río Grande
45 ↗ 57°F
wind ↑ 12mph
Wednesday : Wind alert of 38mph at Río Grande
Aviation weather for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 262300Z 29015KT CAVOK 15/01 Q1008
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 23:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 22 hours and 35 minutes ago.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 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 39 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.77inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 290°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 261700Z 2618/2718 27015KT CAVOK TX18/2717Z TN10/2708Z BECMG 2623/2701 34015KT BECMG 2706/2708 02020G35KT TEMPO 2713/2717 8000 RA SCT025 BKN040
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 4 hours and 35 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, January 26, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, January 26, 2026 à 23:00 heure UTC
2618/2718 27015KT CAVOK TX18/2717Z TN10/2708Z
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 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Monday, January 26, 2026 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 27, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2623/2701 34015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 340°
becoming from Tuesday, January 27, 2026 à 08:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 27, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2706/2708 02020G35KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 20°
temporarily from Tuesday, January 27, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 27, 2026 à 17:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2713/2717 8000 RA SCT025 BKN040
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
rain
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
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