AviatDataComandante Espora Airport BHI / SAZB
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires · Argentina · Aeropuerto de Bahía Blanca S.A. (Corporación América Airports); airfield jointly operated with the Argentine Navy's Comandante Espora Naval Air Base
239kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASAZB / BHI
OperatorAeropuerto de Bahía Blanca S.A. (Corporación América Airports); airfield jointly operated with the Argentine Navy's Comandante Espora Naval Air Base
Coordinates38.7250°S, 62.1693°W
Elevation246 ft · 75 m
Time zoneART (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr238,900 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSAZB — AIP Argentina / ANAC
Operating hoursNot H24; civil operations run to match scheduled Aerolineas Argentinas/LADE flights (daytime hours). Joint civil-military field (Comandante Espora Naval Air Base) - PPR/prior coordination required for non-scheduled and GA traffic. No published civil curfew located.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (approx. 3,300 sqm); apron boarding, no jet bridges; domestic operations only.
Runways (3)
- 06/24 · 2,030 m / 6,660 ft · 33 m wide · Asphalt
- 17L/35R · 2,410 m / 7,907 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 17R/35L · 1,498 m / 4,915 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Regional airport for Bahia Blanca sharing its runways with the Argentine Navy's Comandante Espora Naval Air Base (headquarters of Argentine Naval Aviation); domestic service on Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Trelew, seasonal Bariloche) and LADE's Patagonian network (Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquen, Mendoza, Puerto Madryn); frequent strong westerly/Pampero crosswinds are an operational consideration.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Intercargo S.A.C.
State ground-handling company providing ramp/passenger handling (baggage, marshalling, ramp agents) for Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE flights at Comandante Espora airport; Intercargo was created specifically to handle Aerolíneas Argentinas' entire domestic network, and Bahía Blanca carries scheduled AA service, so a station here is consistent with that mandate. 2026 local union (Asociación del Personal Aeronáutico) statements reportedly defend "Aerolíneas, Intercargo" jobs at the Bahía Blanca station (Facebook, Mundo Gremial Bahía Blanca / APA Aeronáuticos); a 2019 report (La Izquierda Diario) describes only the loss of the small crew tied to Flybondi's since-discontinued El Palomar–Bahía Blanca route, not a full station closure. These specific local-media citations could not be re-fetched live (search tooling was blocked/unavailable), so treat them as carried over from the prior scrape, not freshly re-verified today. Intercargo is currently undergoing 100% share privatization nationally (tender launched Feb 2026 under Resolución 1067/2025, per La Nueva), so post-sale continuity at this station is unconfirmed.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
YPF S.A. (YPF Aviación)
Operates the "Aeroplanta YPF Aviación" fuel depot at Comandante Espora airport (SAZB/BHI), supplying Jet A-1 and AVGAS 100LL via into-plane tanker trucks on a 24/7/365 basis; part of YPF's nationwide aviation-fuel network covering roughly 50 Argentine airports. Could not independently re-confirm this specific station live (YPF's aviación site returned redirect/availability errors and search tooling was blocked); the general YPF Aviación network scale is well established, but this entry should be treated as unconfirmed pending a fresh source check. · 24/7
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available
Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA)
Argentina's federal aviation security force; maintains the Unidad Operacional de Seguridad Preventiva (UOSP) Bahía Blanca based at Comandante Espora airport, covering passenger/baggage screening and the aerodrome's security program (Boletín Oficial entry IF-•••-APN-UOSPBCA#PSA, 28-Oct-2022, "Programa de Seguridad de Estación Aérea"; PSA's own Facebook post on its preventive work at the Bahía Blanca airport). Confirmed live via PSA's official institutional page (argentina.gob.ar/psa), which states PSA is present at Argentine airports through UOSP units grouped into five regions covering all commercial aerodromes nationwide; the page does not name Bahía Blanca specifically, but PSA screening is a regulatory requirement at every airport with scheduled commercial service, which BHI has.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Hertz
Car rental counter/desk at Comandante Espora (Bahía Blanca) Airport terminal, confirmed live on Hertz Argentina's own branch listing (hertz.com.ar) for "Bahía Blanca - Aeropuerto," which shows the branch located at Aeropuerto Comandante Espora with a listed phone number; usable for crew ground transport as well as passengers. · Todos los días 08:00 - 21:30
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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