El Calafate Airport

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METAR: METAR SAWC 300900Z 09003KT 9999 FEW030 SCT090 14/09 Q1008

TAF: TAF SAWC 300500Z 3006/3106 VRB05KT 9999 SCT030 TX25/3018Z TN15/3010Z BECMG 3012/3014 25015G25KT

Reporting Station: SAWC (0.2 NM at True Heading of 169)
Visibility: 6+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1008
Temperature: 14 C (57.2 F)
Dewpoint: 9 C (48.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
50-16-49.08S (-50.2803)
Longitude: 
072-03-11.1636W (-72.053101)
Elevation: 
669 feet MSL (204 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.8 E (as of January 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -3.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -3.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

Manager: 






Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1669 feet (509 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

APP/TWR:  119.95
GND:  121.8
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FTE

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NM of SAWC

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NM of SAWC

Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 7/25
Longest Runway: 7/25 is 8366 ft (2550 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

FTE Airport Runway Details

Runway 7/25  8366 ft x 148 ft (2550 m x 45 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 7

Runway 25

Elevation: 
669 653
Latitude: 
-50.2813987731 -50.2792015075
Longitude: 
-72.07089996337 -72.03530120849
Runway True Alignment: 
84.6 264.6
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
669 653

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