Airports / Argentina / PUD
Puerto Deseado Airport
SAWD / PUDPuerto Deseado, ArgentinaELEV 268 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
121 nm
To the nearest alternate
Capitan D Daniel Vazquez Airport (ULA).
Overview
Puerto Deseado Airport (SAWD / PUD) sits in Puerto Deseado, Argentina, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 268 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 PUD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Capitan D Daniel Vazquez Airport (ULA, 121 nm), General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD, 133 nm), and Las Heras Airport (LHS, 144 nm).
Charter pricing from PUD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puerto Deseado.
Field capability
ICAO
SAWD
IATA
PUD
FAA / Local
ADO
Elevation
268 ft
Coordinates
47.7353° S · 65.9041° 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 268 ft, PUD sits lower than 57% 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.
- 121nmULACapitan D Daniel Vazquez AirportSan Julian
- 133nmCRDGeneral Enrique Mosconi International AirportComodoro Rivadavia
- 144nmLHSLas Heras AirportLas Heras
- 173nmRZASanta Cruz AirportPuerto Santa Cruz
- 219nmPMQPerito Moreno Jalil Hamer AirportPerito Moreno
- 246nmCCHChile Chico AirportChile Chico
Location
Open the full mapSAWD · Puerto Deseado Airport · Puerto Deseado, Argentina
