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Zapala Airport

Zapala, Argentina

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3330 ft

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Gateway to Neuquén's volcanic plateau and Andean foothills.

Location

Zapala, Argentina

Zapala Airport (IATA: APZ, ICAO: SAHZ) is a small regional airport serving the city of Zapala in the Neuquén Province of Argentine Patagonia. It sits on the elevated steppe known as the Patagonian plateau, at an elevation of approximately 3,330 feet (1,015 meters) above sea level. The airport primarily supports domestic regional air services connecting Zapala with Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities. It plays a modest but important role in linking this relatively remote city, which serves as a hub for mining, oil, and military activities, to the rest of Argentina.

Terminals

The airport operates a single small terminal building suited to low-volume regional passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and central Zapala is limited, with taxis and private vehicles being the primary options.

Airlines here

LADE (Líneas Aéreas del Estado), the Argentine Air Force's commercial airline, has historically been among the primary carriers serving Zapala Airport.

Notable facts

›Zapala is located in Neuquén Province, a major oil and mining region of Argentine Patagonia.
›The airport is operated under Argentine civil aviation authority oversight.
›LADE, the Argentine Air Force's airline, has served this airport as part of its network of remote Patagonian destinations.
›Zapala city is an important military and logistics center near the Andes.
›The surrounding region is known for dinosaur fossil sites and volcanic landscapes.

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Zapala Airport is an airport serving Zapala, a city in the Neuquén Province of Argentina. The airport is 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the city.

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