AviatDataÁrea de Material Airport (Aeropuerto Área Material Río Cuarto / Las Higueras) RCU / SAOC
Rio Cuarto, Cordoba · Argentina · Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
45kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASAOC / RCU
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
Coordinates33.0851°S, 64.2613°W
Elevation1,381 ft · 421 m
Time zoneART (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr45,000 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSAOC — AIP Argentina / ANAC
Operating hoursPublished civil hours approx. 08:00-22:00 local. Airport is a dual-use facility co-located with the Fuerza Aerea Argentina Area de Material Rio Cuarto (a major FAA airframe/engine depot); civil and GA movements outside published hours require PPR coordination through base/tower operations.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building handling domestic traffic only; modernization of passenger/boarding areas reported in recent years; no confirmed jet bridges given low traffic volume
Runways (2)
- 05/23 · 2,265 m / 7,431 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 18/36 · 2,075 m / 6,808 ft · 40 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Served by Aerolineas Argentinas with roughly 3x-weekly domestic flights to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque under Argentina's federal regional/sustainable-connectivity route-support scheme; the airport shares its field with the Fuerza Aerea Argentina's Area de Material Rio Cuarto, one of the Air Force's principal aircraft maintenance and overhaul depots, giving the field a mixed military-civil character rather than a purely commercial one.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Passenger handling
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000)
AA2000 is the confirmed concessionaire/operator of this public airport (ICAO SAOC) under Argentina's national airport network; at smaller network stations lacking a dedicated third-party handler, AA2000 typically covers basic apron and passenger-handling infrastructure. No independently named ground-handling company (e.g. Intercargo) could be confirmed for RCU specifically in reachable sources.
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Aerolíneas Argentinas
self-handled or in-house, Aerolíneas Argentinas — the sole scheduled carrier at RCU, operating 4 weekly Embraer E190AR flights to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque (AEP). Argentina's flag carrier standardly self-handles or uses its group ground-handling arm (Intercargo S.A.) at smaller regional stations; the exact arrangement specific to RCU could not be confirmed in reachable sources.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Jet fuel (Jet A / A-1)
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000)
Jet A-1 is documented as available 24/7 on demand at the airport per its operational profile. The specific into-plane fuel supplier/agent (e.g. YPF, or a Fuerza Aérea fuel depot given the airfield's joint military-civil status) is not publicly identified in reachable sources. · H24 on demand
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
PPR
Heavy checks (C / D)
Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Área Material Río Cuarto
Argentine Air Force depot-level heavy-maintenance and overhaul unit co-located on the airfield — the military installation the airport is named for. Performs depot-level overhaul (every 750 flight hours) on A-4AR Fightinghawk, EMB-312 Tucano and IA-63 Pampa airframes, and serves as the reception/maintenance base for ex-Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. This is a military depot primarily serving the FAA's own fleet, not an open commercial third-party MRO shop; any third-party access would require Air Force prior permission and is not a standard commercial service.
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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
Document checks
Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA)
National aviation-security police force with standing statutory jurisdiction over all Argentine civil airports; documented as providing airport security at RCU per the airport's operational profile (alongside on-field airport fire/rescue services).
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
On request
Flight planning & weatherCustoms & immigrationCharter
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000)
No dedicated cargo/freight terminal. Airport operator coordinates customs and immigration clearance on request (not permanently staffed), provides PAPI and ILS Category I approach on runway 05/23, and relays meteorological briefings via Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN). Functions as the field's de facto GA/business-aviation handling desk, including charter and executive flights used by regional meat-processing and agro-export companies (passenger/business charter traffic, not freight cargo). · on request
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Hotel & travel
Not listed