AviatDataValle del Conlara International Airport RLO / SAOS
Villa de Merlo, San Luis · Argentina · Ente de Desarrollo Aeronautico de San Luis (EDA) - Government of San Luis Province
19kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASAOS / RLO
OperatorEnte de Desarrollo Aeronautico de San Luis (EDA) - Government of San Luis Province
Coordinates32.3847°S, 65.1861°W
Elevation2,021 ft · 616 m
Time zoneART (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr19,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSAOS — AIP Argentina / ANAC
Operating hoursDaylight operations only, approx. 08:00-15:00 local; limited scheduled service (Aerolineas Argentinas Thu/Sun to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque under the Programa de Conectividad Sustentable); no night operations; PPR advised for GA/non-scheduled arrivals outside published hours.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal with boarding bridge, check-in counters, departure lounge, baggage carousel and VIP room; ANAC, PSA and customs/immigration offices on site.
Runways (1)
- 02/20 · 2,550 m / 8,366 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete
Airport contact
Aerolineas Argentinas' Sustainable Connectivity Program links this Sierras de los Comechingones tourism gateway (Villa de Merlo) with Buenos Aires-Aeroparque; the airport briefly hosted SKY Airline service to Santiago de Chile and, in December 2024, activated its long-dormant fuel farm (Jet A-1/Avgas 100LL) after 23 years without fuel sales.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Ente de Desarrollo Aeronáutico (EDA)
Provincial airport operator self-provides passenger and ramp handling for the low-frequency Aerolíneas Argentinas AEP-RLO service (Thu/Sun, ~80 pax/flight per current Wikipedia entry); documented on the airport's own "Servicios aerocomerciales" section (aeropuertoconlara.sanluis.gov.ar) as "Administración, control y explotación EDA (Ente Desarrollo Aeronáutico)"; no separate third-party ground handler identified for this single-carrier station, so EDA is the de facto handling agent (check-in/baggage staffing not itemized separately in the source, so treat as inferred).
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Aircraft fuel
On request · 2 providers
Ente de Desarrollo Aeronáutico (EDA)
Operates the airport's own aerocombustible plant, selling JET A-1 (JP-1) and 100LL avgas to airlines and private operators; relaunched 5 Dec 2024 after a long idle period — EDA president Horacio Quiroga is quoted "después de ocho años" in one passage of the same article whose own headline cites 23 years of plant inactivity (agenciasanluis.com, 5 Dec 2024; the source itself is inconsistent on the exact figure). Airport site states fuel must be requested 5 days in advance ("solicitar con 5 días de anticipación").
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Laion-AeroGálvez
Private investor/operator that signed a Dec 2024 concession agreement with the provincial government (EDA) — a 3-year concession with automatic renewals, reached after consultations with Shell and YPF — to operate and expand the airport's fuel plant, investing over USD 1 million to add three 50,000L tanks for Jet A-1 and convert further tanks for 100LL; director Ariel Pérez (agenciasanluis.com, 5 Dec 2024).
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Mantenimiento Aeronáutico Conlara (MAC)
Light-aircraft maintenance and repair workshop operating out of the airport's hangars under a provincial concession signed April 2015 (required to obtain ANAC final operating authorization); services EDA's aircraft, including its flight-training fleet, and privately owned general-aviation aircraft; founded by Luciano Sarro and Guillermo Micelli (agenciasanluis.com, 2015), still listed as the airport's maintenance workshop on its current Wikipedia entry — treat ANAC certification status as required-but-not-independently-confirmed.
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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 · 2 providers
Ente de Desarrollo Aeronáutico (EDA)
Runs its own airport security service ("Seguridad de EDA") alongside the national PSA presence; listed verbatim on the airport's official "Servicios aerocomerciales" section.
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Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA)
National aviation security police provides security control/screening at the airport; listed verbatim as "Control de la Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria" on the airport's official services section (aeropuertoconlara.sanluis.gov.ar).
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional Argentino (SMN)
National meteorological service provides aviation met/briefing service at the airport; listed verbatim as "Servicio Meteorológico Nacional Argentino" on the airport's official "Servicios aerocomerciales" section, in addition to a separate provincial met station/antenna integrated into the provincial Red de Estaciones Meteorológicas.
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Hotel & travel
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