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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 092100Z 03007KT 1500 -DZ BR FEW003 OVC010 06/06 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
METAR issued by SAWE on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 201 hours and -11507 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1mi.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 30°.
Clouds : few clouds at 300ft = 90m. overcast at 1000ft = 300m.
light intensity drizzle
mist
TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
SAWE 091700Z 0918/1018 VRB02KT 0200 DZ FG OVC002 TX05/0919Z TN04/1012Z BECMG 0920/0922 02010KT 1000 DZ BR BKN012 BECMG 1000/1002 8000 -RA BR SCT020 BKN040 BECMG 1000/1002 9999 -RA OVC030 BECMG 1012/1014 NSW SCT030 BKN060
Decoded TAF for Hermes Quijada International airport SAWE RGA
TAF issued by SAWE on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 8 days and 13 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, June 9, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, June 9, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0918/1018 VRB02KT 0200 DZ FG OVC002 TX05/0919Z TN04/1012Z
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
drizzle
fog
overcast at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Monday, June 9, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Monday, June 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0920/0922 02010KT 1000 DZ BR BKN012
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
drizzle
mist
broken at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Monday, June 9, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Monday, June 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1000/1002 8000 -RA BR SCT020 BKN040
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light rain
mist
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Monday, June 9, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 10, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1000/1002 9999 -RA OVC030
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light rain
overcast at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Tuesday, June 10, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 10, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1012/1014 NSW SCT030 BKN060
no significant weather
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
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↑
→ 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