Airports / Argentina / RZA
Santa Cruz Airport
SAWU / RZAPuerto Santa Cruz, ArgentinaELEV 364 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Capitan D Daniel Vazquez Airport (ULA).
Overview
Located in Puerto Santa Cruz, Argentina, Santa Cruz Airport (SAWU / RZA) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 364 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
RZA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Capitan D Daniel Vazquez Airport (ULA, 52 nm), Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL, 100 nm), and El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE, 135 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RZA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RZA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SAWU
IATA
RZA
FAA / Local
SCZ
Elevation
364 ft
Coordinates
50.0165° S · 68.5792° 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
No
Elevation vs Argentina fields
state range 9–4,685 ft
At 364 ft, RZA sits lower than 54% 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.
- 52nmULACapitan D Daniel Vazquez AirportSan Julian
- 100nmRGLPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos
- 135nmFTEEl Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International AirportEl Calafate
- 173nmPUDPuerto Deseado AirportPuerto Deseado
- 180nmPNTLieutenant Julio Gallardo AirportPuerto Natales
- 198nmPUQPresident Carlos Ibáñez International AirportPunta Arenas
Location
Open the full mapSAWU · Santa Cruz Airport · Puerto Santa Cruz, Argentina