SAWG· RGL· Rio Gallegos
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
large airport · elevation 61 ft (19 m)
12:42Z 20:34Z Night
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·11:00ZSAWG 131100Z 29010KT CAVOK 02/M01 Q1010
Wind
290° 10 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
2°C / −1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.83 inHg
Clouds
CAVOK
Weather
—
Station
SAWG
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
7/253549 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 7/25 | TW 9 kt | XW 4 kt L |
-51.6088°, -69.3089°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 7/25 (use 25) | Preferred | HW 9 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
-1,397 ft
elevation 61 ft
ISA deviation
-12.9°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)SAWG
- ATIS116.700
- APPAPP/TWR119.100
- RDO122.100
- TCACON124.700
Navaids near airportassoc. SAWG
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | NDB | 255 kHz | LOW |
| GAL | VOR-DME | 116.70 MHz | HIGH |
| GAL | NDB | 330 kHz | HIGH |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 7/2511,644 ft (3,549 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)SAWG
Wind15 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp-1°C
QNH1010 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=27
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/13 06:48 UTC
13/06Z
13/12Z
13/18Z
14/00Z
14/06Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE13/06Z → 13/08Z25020KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 25020KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF SAWG 130500Z 1306/1406 25020KT CAVOK TX08/1320Z TNM01/1307Z
VFRBECMG13/08Z → 13/11Z27020G30KT · ≥10 km · BKN040
Wind: 27020G30KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN040
BECMG 1308/1311 27020G30KT 9999 BKN040
VFRBECMG13/17Z → 13/19Z29030G40KT
Wind: 29030G40KT
BECMG 1317/1319 29030G40KT
Raw TAF
TAF SAWG 130500Z 1306/1406 25020KT CAVOK TX08/1320Z TNM01/1307Z BECMG 1308/1311 27020G30KT 9999 BKN040 BECMG 1317/1319 29030G40KT
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