El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply. The airport is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, DAP and LADE. It is the westernmost Argentinian airport served by scheduled flights. The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL). It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport's design was created by Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott. In 2010, the airport was used by over 500,000 passengers. It was the departure and landing station for the second stage of Perlan Project.
Location
50.280°S, 72.053°O · 204 m s. n. m. (669 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Ground
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
Airlines operating here · 4
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE). Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/FTE
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BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/FTE},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/FTE}},
urldate = {2026-10-19},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}Wikipedia
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