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
Ramp handlingPassenger handlingBaggage handling
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 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Jet fuel (Jet A / A-1)Avgas (100LL / UL94)
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 3 months 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
Passenger & baggage screening
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
Crew transportCar rental
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 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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