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About El Calafate Airport (FTE)
| IATA/ICAO Code: | FTE/SAWC |
| Address: | Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
| City: | El Calafate |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Arrivals: | El Calafate Airport (FTE) Arrivals |
| Departures: | El Calafate Airport (FTE) Departures |
| Weather | Temperature: 4.29°C Conditions: Rain Humidity: 90% Wind: 2.02 k/h Pressure: 1006.65 hpa |
| Latitude/Longitude | -50.2803, -72.053101 |
| Map: | Click to view airport map |
| Hotels: | Click to view nearest hotels |
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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply. Currently, the airport is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, LAN Argentina, and LADE. It is the westernmost Argentinian airport served by scheduled flights.
The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL). It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport’s design was created by Carlos Ott, a famous architect from Uruguay. In 2010, the airport was used by over 500,000 passengers.