Río Gallegos Air Base
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TypeArgentine Air Force Base
OwnerArgentina
OperatorArgentine Air Force
Coordinates51°36′27″S 69°19′05″W / 51.6075°S 69.318°W
| Río Gallegos Air Base | |
|---|---|
Base Aérea Militar Río Gallegos | |
| Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz in Argentina | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Argentine Air Force Base |
| Owner | Argentina |
| Operator | Argentine Air Force |
| Location | |
  Río Gallegos AB | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′27″S 69°19′05″W / 51.6075°S 69.318°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | June 24, 1952 |
| In use | 1952 – present |
| Fate | Operational |
Río Gallegos Air Base is a main military airfield in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina in the far south of the nation.
It was the nearest air base to the Falklands Islands in the 1982 war.
It opened in June 1952.[1]