SAOR
Villa Reynolds Airport
VFR
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Name
Villa Reynolds Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SAOR / VME / SAOR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:54 am (ART)
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Municipality
Villa Mercedes
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Coordinates
33° 43′ 47″ S 65° 23′ 14″ W
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Elevation
1’591 ft (485 m MSL)
About Villa Reynolds Airport
Villa Reynolds Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds) (IATA: RYD, ICAO: SAOR) is a joint military/general aviation airport serving Villa Mercedes, a city in the San Luis Province of Argentina. It is 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Villa Mercedes, adjacent to Villa Reynolds, a village serving the Argentine Air Force base.
The airport covers an area of 80 hectares (200 acres), and has a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft) terminal. Runway 10/28 is closed. The Villa Reynolds VOR-DME (Ident: RYD) and non-directional beacon (Ident: RYD) are located on the field.
On 14 May 2026 the Argentine Air Force announced the retirement of their Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack jets based at Villa Reynolds Air Base as part of the 5th Air Brigade (V Brigada Aérea).
The airbase also hosts the Museum of the V Air Brigade (Spanish: Museo V Brigada Aérea); a collection of material related to the base unit, including the cockpit section of an Douglas A-4AR Fighting Hawk, and one of only four complete Avro Lincoln heavy bombers.
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