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
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
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
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
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
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