Airports / Argentina / UAQ
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport
SANU / UAQSan Juan, ArgentinaELEV 1,958 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
78 nm
To the nearest alternate
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ).
Overview
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport, listed as SANU / UAQ, is a mid-sized airport in San Juan, Argentina. The airport sits 1,958 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into UAQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ, 78 nm), Chamical Airport (AR-0744, 132 nm), and Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ, 146 nm).
Charter pricing from UAQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from San Juan.
Field capability
ICAO
SANU
IATA
UAQ
FAA / Local
JUA
Elevation
1,958 ft
Coordinates
31.5715° S · 68.4182° 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 1,958 ft, UAQ sits higher than 82% 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.
- 78nmMDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMendoza
- 132nmAR-0744Chamical AirportGobernador Gordillo
- 146nmLUQBrigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportSan Luis
- 156nmIRJCapitan V A Almonacid AirportLa Rioja
- 162nmSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago
- 169nmVDRVilla Dolores AirportVilla Dolores
Location
Open the full mapSANU · Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport · San Juan, Argentina