Villa Reynolds Airport

Villa Reynolds Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds) (IATA: VME, ICAO: SAOR) is a joint military/general aviation airport serving Villa Mercedes, a city in the San Luis Province of Argentina. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Villa Mercedes, in Villa Reynolds, a village serving an Argentine Air Force base.[1]

Villa Reynolds Airport

Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesVilla Mercedes, Argentina
LocationVilla Reynolds
Elevation AMSL1,591 ft / 485 m
Coordinates33°43′30″S 65°22′40″W
Map
VME
Location of the Airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,360 7,743 Asphalt
Sources: ORSNA,[1] WAD[2] Google Maps[3]

The airport covers an area of 80 hectares (200 acres), and has a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft) terminal.[1] Runway 10/28 is closed. The Villa Reynolds VOR-DME (Ident: RYD) and non-directional beacon (Ident: RYD) are located on the field.[4][5]

There are currently no regular scheduled flights to or from this airport.

Accidents and incidents
  • 7 August 1971: An Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47A, tail number TC-31, experienced an engine fire during takeoff. The aircraft was written off, but there were no fatalities.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Aeropuerto de Villa Reynolds" [Villa Reynolds Airport]. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. Airport information for SAOR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. "Villa Reynolds Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Villa Reynolds VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Villa Reynolds NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. Accident description for TC-31 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 March 2012.


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