Airport El Calafate

Airport El Calafate

El Calafate - Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is a particularly important airport in Argentina for the tourist industry. It is located near town of the same name in the southwestern province of Santa Cruz. El Calafate, the main tourist destination in the region for visitors to the world-famous Glacier National Park "Los Glaciares".
  • URL: El Calafate (FTE)
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +54 2902 491-220/-229/-230
  • Address: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate - Comandante Armando Tola, Acceso Aeropuerto, El Calafate-Z9405ZAA, República Argentina
  • Operating company: London Supply S.A.C.I.F.I.
  • Directions by car: The airport is near the Ruta Provincial N°11, about 21 km or 12 miles east of El Calafate.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.26%), Tuesday (11.33%), Wednesday (16.71%), Thursday (11.10%), Friday (15.98%), Saturday (15.59%), Sunday (15.04%)
  • Alternative spelling: Эль Калафат, Ель-Калафате, Ελ Καλαφάτε, אל קלפטה, カラファテ, 엘칼라파테, 卡拉發特, 卡拉法特

Most popular destinations from El Calafate (Flights per week )

  1. Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery (49, 35,25 %)
  2. Ushuaia (16, 11,51 %)
  3. Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport (9, 6,47 %)
  4. Cordoba (3, 2,16 %)
  5. San Carlos de Bariloche (2, 1,44 %)
  6. Trelew (2, 1,44 %)
  7. other (41.73 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Aerolineas Argentinas (246, 86,62 %)
  2. JetSmart Argentina (20, 7,04 %)
  3. other (6.34 %)

Location
Opened in 2000 brought, the airport is about 21 km or 12 miles northeast of El Calafate. The entrance is located on the Ruta Provincial N ° 11 and is signposted. Between the airport and El Calafate there is a regular shuttle bus transport. Alternatively, please take a taxi.