El Calafate El Calafate Airport Information
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (IATA: FTE) 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. Currently, the airport is only served by Aerolineas Argentinas, LAN Argentina and LADE.
The airport was inaugurated in November 2000, replacing the old Lago Argentino Airport (ING/SAWL) which was obsolete. It is now the main entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. The airport's design was created by Carlos Ott, a famous architect from Uruguay. In 2007 the airport was used by over 400,000 passengers.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Comandante Armando Tola International Airport:
- Aerochaco
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- LADE
- LAN Argentina
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandante_Armando_Tola_International_Airport.