Leg 69 SAZN - Neuquen (Argentina) to SAVY - Puerto Mardyn (Argentina)
SAZN - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SAZN
Airport name: Neuquen Airport
Location: Neuquen
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Neuquen Info
Neuquén Province
Population: 500,886 people (1997)
Surface: 94,078 km2
Capital: Neuquén
Main cities: Neuquén, Zapala, Chos Malal, Alumine, San Martín de los Andes, Cutral Có.
General aspect: Two main zones are distinguished: the mountainous west, with abundant rains, lakes and vegetation; and the own Eastern part of the Patagonian plateau, with few precipitations and very barren.
Climate: Of continental type. In the region of the Andes Mountain r the climate is cold and humid, with temperatures that oscillate between the 5 and 12 degrees Celsius and rains that reach 2,000 annual mm. In the mountainous zone, north for the Alumine lake, the climate is semi-arid, with rain between 150 and 300 mm. In the rest of the province it is cold, dry, windy and with inferior rains to 150 mm.
SAVY - Airport Info
ICAO code: SAVY
Airport name: Puerto Madryn Airport
Location: Puerto Madryn
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Puerto Madryn Info
The city of Puerto Madryn lies in the northeastern region of the province of Chubut, on the shores of Golfo Nuevo, in one of the most sheletered places of the Patagonic coast at sea level. This pushing city and important pole of development in the Argentine South, constitutes a tourist centre of relevance that offers the visitor numberless attractions.
With more than 30 kilometres of beaches with transparent waters of an extraordinary colour and white cliffs, this city offers the tourist a landscape of great beauty.
Puerto Madryn is the most important national centre for the practice of scuba diving.
Besides, the city has been the centre of multiple activities such as fishing tournaments, snorkelling, jet skiing, water skiing, sailing, mountain bike and windsurf (for those who enjoy defying the patagonic winds), for many years. Península Valdés, at 100 km. from the city, gives you the possibility of watching a varied and important sea fauna such as the Southern Franca whale, Orcas, Elephants, Sea woolves, etc.
The city comprises an excellent tourist infrastructure for the visitor as regards both hotels and gastronomy, where shellfish is the most required dish.
The tourist service proposal in Puerto Madryn is rich in accomodation and gastromic establishments, appart from a large quantity of houses for temporary rent that satisfy the accomodation needs of the visitors.