A- A+

nearest Slave Lake airportTancredo Neves International airportMcCarran International airportTarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airportNorfolk International airportAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas airport

Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.

El Calafate airport (Argentina)

El Calafate airport is located near El Calafate, with El Calafate at 11mi, Yacimiento Rio Turbio at 90mi, Veintiocho de Noviembre at 95mi, Puerto Bories at 100mi, Puerto Natales at 101mi, Gobernador Gregores at 133mi,

→ See also Northernmost airports in Argentina and Southernmost airports in Argentina

→ See also airports in Argentina

Hotels in El Calafate airport

aerial view of El Calafate airport

Airport code

Elevation : 204 m = 669ft

→ See also Highest airports in Argentina and Lowest airports in Argentina

Runways

→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Argentina

Coming to El Calafate airport

Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia

Taxi : book on Taxi Booking

activities : Getyourguide

Rent a car : book on Rentalcars

By plane :

To travel

weather : overcast at El Calafate

ciel couvert
46°F
46 ↗ 59°F

wind 8mph
gusting to 12mph

Wind alert of 43mph at El Calafate

Thursday : Wind alert of 48mph at El Calafate

Aviation weather for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 080500Z 10006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT080 13/04 Q1011

Decoded METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR issued by SAWC on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 86 hours and -4278 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.

QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg

Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 100°.

Clouds : few clouds at 3000ft = 910m. scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m.

TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 080500Z 0806/0906 10005KT 9999 SCT030 TX21/0818Z TN09/0809Z BECMG 0813/0815 27015KT

Decoded TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

TAF issued by SAWC on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 14 hours and 42 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC

0806/0906 10005KT 9999 SCT030 TX21/0818Z TN09/0809Z

wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 100°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m

becoming from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

BECMG 0813/0815 27015KT

wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 270°

NOTAM for El Calafate airport

See NOTAMs

Around El Calafate airport (Argentina)

near

nearest airports to El Calafate airport (Argentina)

→ See also Former airports in Argentina

Data sources