SAOR Villa Reynolds Airport VFR

  • Name
    Villa Reynolds Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    SAOR / VME / SAOR
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    1:54 am (ART)
  • Municipality
    Villa Mercedes
  • Coordinates
    33° 43′ 47″ S 65° 23′ 14″ W
  • 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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