Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport guide

Esquel Airport (ICAO SAVE) serves the Andean city of Esquel in Chubut Province, Patagonia. It sits about 21 km east of the city centre, at an elevation of 799 m. The airport takes its name from Antonio Parodi, a military aviation pioneer who flew a round trip across the Andes in 1920.

The airfield was inaugurated on 17 April 1945. Its main runway, 04/22, is 2,400 m of concrete, built in 1973. A second runway, 08/26, is an unpaved strip about 1,300 m long. The site covers 522 ha. The passenger terminal has two levels and 1,050 m², with a further 1,050 m² of hangars and parking for 80 vehicles.

Scheduled service is thin. Aerolíneas Argentinas flies to Buenos Aires Aeroparque, and to Córdoba in winter only. Other carriers, including LADE, LATAM Argentina and Sol, have since dropped their Esquel routes. The airport handled about 53,100 passengers and 756 aircraft operations in 2019. Buenos Aires is by far the busiest route. Esquel is also the gateway to the La Hoya ski centre, about 13 km north of the city.