SAVT
Almirante Marco Andres Zar Airport
VFR
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Name
Almirante Marco Andres Zar Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SAVT / REL / SAVT
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
10:47 pm (ART)
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Municipality
Rawson
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Coordinates
43° 12′ 37″ S 65° 16′ 13″ W
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Elevation
114 ft (35 m MSL)
About Almirante Marco Andres Zar Airport
Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (Welsh: Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar, Spanish: Aeropuerto Almirante Marcos A. Zar) (IATA: REL, ICAO: SAVT) is an airport in Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina, named after the Argentine Navy Admiral and aviator Marcos Andrés Zar. The airport serves the cities of Trelew and Rawson.
The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Trelew and 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Rawson, the capital of Chubut Province. It has a 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) passenger terminal and has parking for 128 cars. It is operated by London Supply.
The Trelew Almirante Zar Naval Air Base is on the airport, and has an Argentine Naval Aviation squadron flying P-3 Orions.