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Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport
SAMR / AFASan Rafael, ArgentinaELEV 2,470 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
79 nm
To the nearest alternate
Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport (LGS).
Overview
Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (SAMR / AFA) sits in San Rafael, Argentina, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 2,470 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AFA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport (LGS, 79 nm), Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ, 107 nm), and La Independencia Airport (SCRG, 120 nm).
Trip costs from AFA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AFA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SAMR
IATA
AFA
FAA / Local
SRA
Elevation
2,470 ft
Coordinates
34.5883° S · 68.4039° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Argentina fields
state range 9–4,685 ft
At 2,470 ft, AFA sits higher than 89% of the 72 Argentina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 79nmLGSComodoro D.R. Salomón AirportMalargue
- 107nmMDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza
- 120nmSCRGLa Independencia AirportRancagua
- 129nmLUQBrigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportSan Luis
- 139nmSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago
- 158nmVMEVilla Reynolds AirportVilla Mercedes
Location
Open the full mapSAMR · Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport · San Rafael, Argentina