Villa Reynolds Airport Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Villa Mercedes, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Location | Villa Reynolds | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,591 ft / 485 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′30″S 65°22′40″W / 33.72500°S 65.37778°W | ||||||||||
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  VME Location of the Airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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Villa Reynolds Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds) (IATA: VME, ICAO: SAOR) is a joint military/general aviation airport serving Villa Mercedes, a city in the San Luis Province of Argentina. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Villa Mercedes, in Villa Reynolds, a village serving an Argentine Air Force base.[1]
The airport covers an area of 80 hectares (200 acres), and has a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft) terminal.[1] Runway 10/28 is closed. The Villa Reynolds VOR-DME (Ident: RYD) and non-directional beacon (Ident: RYD) are located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LADE | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Merlo |
Accidents and incidents
- 7 August 1971: An Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47A, tail number TC-31, experienced an engine fire during takeoff. The aircraft was written off, but there were no fatalities.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds" [Villa Reynolds Airport]. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Airport information for SAOR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ↑ "Villa Reynolds Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ "Villa Reynolds VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ "Villa Reynolds NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Accident description for TC-31 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 March 2012.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Villa Reynolds Airport
- SkyVector - Villa Reynolds Airport
- Accident history for Villa Reynolds Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for Villa Reynolds Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
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