Airports / Argentina / USH
Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
SAWH / USHUshuaia, ArgentinaELEV 102 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport (WPU).
Overview
Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (SAWH / USH) sits in Ushuaia, Argentina, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 102 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 USH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport (WPU, 24 nm), Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport (RGA, 67 nm), and Captain Fuentes Martinez Airport (WPR, 119 nm).
Charter pricing from USH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ushuaia.
Field capability
ICAO
SAWH
IATA
USH
FAA / Local
USU
Elevation
102 ft
Coordinates
54.8433° S · 68.2958° 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 102 ft, USH sits lower than 78% 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.
- 24nmWPUGuardia Marina Zañartu AirportPuerto Williams
- 67nmRGAGobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande
- 119nmWPRCaptain Fuentes Martinez AirportPorvenir
- 143nmPUQPresident Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas
- 198nmRGLPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos
- 244nmPNTLieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales
Location
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