Airports / Argentina / BRC
Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport
SAZS / BRCSan Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaELEV 2,774 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Bolsón Airfield (EHL).
Overview
Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (SAZS / BRC) sits in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 2,774 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 BRC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are El Bolsón Airfield (EHL, 50 nm), Aviador C. Campos Airport (CPC, 65 nm), and El Tepual International Airport (PMC, 89 nm).
Charter pricing from BRC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Teniente Luis Candelaria. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from San Carlos de Bariloche.
Field capability
ICAO
SAZS
IATA
BRC
FAA / Local
BAR
Elevation
2,774 ft
Coordinates
41.1512° S · 71.1575° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Argentina fields
state range 9–4,685 ft
At 2,774 ft, BRC sits higher than 93% 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.
- 50nmEHLEl Bolsón AirfieldEl Bolsón
- 65nmCPCAviador C. Campos AirportChapelco/San Martin de los Andes
- 89nmPMCEl Tepual International AirportPuerto Montt
- 92nmZOSCañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert AirportOsorno
- 105nmEQSEsquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International AirportEsquel
- 123nmWCHNuevo Chaitén AirportChaitén
Location
Open the full mapSAZS · Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport · San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina