Las Higueras Airport

Las Higueras Airport (IATA: RCU, ICAO: SAOC) is an airport serving Río Cuarto, a city in the Córdoba Province of Argentina. The airport is 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Río Cuarto, near the suburb of Las Higueras.

Las Higueras Airport Area De Material Airport
IATA: RCU ICAO: SAOC
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves	Río Cuarto, Argentina
Location	Las Higueras
Elevation AMSL	1,381 ft / 421 m
Coordinates	33°05′10″S 64°15′41″W
Map
RCU Location of the airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,265 7,431 Asphalt 18/36 2,075 6,808 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

Runway lengths do not include blast pads of 250 metres (820 ft) on Runway 05 and 125 metres (410 ft) on Runway 23.^[2]

The Rio Cuarto VOR (Ident: TRC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: R) are located on the field.^[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque

Accidents and incidents

• 17 July 1958: An Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47A, tail number T-22, crashed upon takeoff following an engine failure.^[6]
• 5 May 1969: An ANAC Douglas R4D-1, registration LQ-IPC, crashed on landing at the airport, killing all 11 occupants aboard.^[7]

See also

• Argentina portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Argentina
• Transport in Argentina